Research that takes a stand on a controversial social issue:
a. cannot be scientific or scholarly.
b. involves explicitly stating premises and values.
c. often attends to views not widely heard or considered.
d. both b' and c'
Question 2
You are a researcher studying how reduce teenage pregnancy rates. You plan to define the problem in operational terms, objectively measure and test causes and effects, and develop programs (based on your results) to reduce this problem. What is a disadvantage of this approach to this problem?
a. there will be sharp values differences in how to define, study and reduce the problem
b. empirical research on such a controversial issue is impossible
c. no one will be interested in your findings
d. a positivist approach is needed
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