Question 1

What are the three key principles of symbolic interactionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language, history, rationality 
B)  Meaning, language, thought 
C)  Images, mind, language

Question 2

Which of the following statement(s) is/are shared by interpretive scholars?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reality can be found and identified 
B)  Reality is subjective 
C)  Reality is based on individual interpretations 
D)  Reality is objective

Question 3

What criticisms were originally addressed to the social scientific paradigm by interpretive researchers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social scientific methods were not exact enough to examine human behaviors appropriately 
B)  Social scientific studies did not pay enough attention to the influence of the society on human behavior 
C)  Social scientific studies paid too much attention to the influence of the society on human behavior

Question 4

What does "voluntarism" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  People's actions are caused by external factors 
B)  People have free will 
C)  People are able to make conscious choices based on reason

Exam 3: The Interpretive Approach to Theory

What are the three key principles of symbolic interactionism?

Which of the following statement(s) is/are shared by interpretive scholars?

What criticisms were originally addressed to the social scientific paradigm by interpretive researchers?

What does "voluntarism" mean?