The concept which evaluates the larger contexts in which people and knowledge function, is identified as
Social construction of reality
Social construction of reality is a concept (rooted in the work of Berger and Luckmann) which holds that what people take to be 'reality' or 'knowledge' is not simply given, but is produced and sustained through social processes, institutions, language, and shared interactions.
To understand any piece of knowledge or any social practice properly, a researcher must therefore look beyond the immediate act itself and evaluate the larger social, cultural, and institutional context in which people construct, negotiate, and transmit that knowledge.
This makes 'social construction of reality' precisely the concept that evaluates the wider context in which people and knowledge function, since it treats knowledge as embedded in and shaped by that broader social setting.
The other options, functional collection of reality, comparison of concepts of reality, and qualitative presentation of reality, are not established concepts describing this idea of context-dependent, socially produced knowledge.
Hence the correct concept is Social construction of reality.
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A. Empirical
B. Critical
C. Semiotics
D. Ordinal
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Empirical research in social sciences is associated with:
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Theory → Generation of hypotheses → Data collection → Data analysis and results → Hypotheses confirmed or rejected → Revision of theory
This way of conceptualizing research is based on which of the following :
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Who among the following, propounded the concept of paradigm?
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- A basic set of beliefs that guide action is called:
Which among the following are the forms of realism in the context of research?
A. Empirical
B. Critical
C. Semiotics
D. Ordinal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:Quantitative methods come under the philosophy of:
Empirical research in social sciences is associated with:
According to one paradigm of research, following sequence is followed by the researchers :
Theory → Generation of hypotheses → Data collection → Data analysis and results → Hypotheses confirmed or rejected → Revision of theory
This way of conceptualizing research is based on which of the following :
