In her research study,Tabitha is trying to understand the meanings her interviewees place on various types of new cell phone applications by putting herself in their situations and using the same applications.What would Weber call the research methodology Tabitha is employing?
A) Verstehen
B) the Protestant ethic
C) the power elite
D) class consciousness

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Verstehen is a research methodology that involves understanding and interpreting the meanings that individuals place on their actions and behaviors. In Tabitha's case, she is trying to understand the meanings that interviewees place on various cell phone applications by putting herself in their situations and using the same applications. This is a form of Verstehen methodology.

In Her Research Study,Tabitha Is Trying to Understand the Meanings