Sara wanted to learn about battered women.She entered the world of a battered women's shelter and lived with the women in order to fully learn about the views of these women.She wanted to write a detailed and accurate description about the lives that the women reported.Which of the following approaches best describes Sara's research paradigm?
A)naturalist
B)ethnomethodology
C)grounded theory
D)case studies
E)qualitative interviewing

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Sara's approach is naturalist, as she immersed herself in the world of the battered women's shelter in order to gain a detailed understanding of their experiences and perspectives. Naturalism is a qualitative research paradigm that seeks to understand and describe social phenomena as they occur in their natural setting.

Sara Wanted to Learn About Battered Women