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According to the __________ perspective, in social encounters, each person's interpretation or definition of a given situation becomes a subjective reality from that person's viewpoint. Question 10 options: functionalist symbolic interactionist conflict feminist Question 11 (1 point) In Suicide, sociologist Emile Durkheim documented that a high suicide rate was symptomatic of a large-scale social problem. This research was in direct contradiction to the historically held notion that suicide was: Question 11 options: a mass community problem a religious issue. a social problem. a psychological illness Question 12 (1 point) The __________ approach attempts to answer questions through systematic collection and analysis of data. This approach is referred to as the conventional model, or the “scientific method,” and is based on the assumption that knowledge is best gained by direct, systematic observation. Question 12 options: descriptive empirical normative explanatory Page 4 of 7

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1) According to the Symbolic interactionist perspective in social encounters, each person's interpretation or definition of a given situation becomes a subjective reality from that person's viewpoint. This theory was formulated by Blumer and studies how people use symbols to create meaning and interact in society

2)  In Suicide, sociologist Emile Durkheim documented that a high suicide rate was symptomatic of a large-scale social problem. This research was in direct contradiction to the historically held notion that suicide was a psychological illness.

3) Empirical approach approach attempts to answer questions through systematic collection and analysis of data. This approach is referred to as the conventional model, or the “scientific method,” and is based on the assumption that knowledge is best gained by direct, systematic observation