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) structural analysis
C) functionalism
D) class consciousness

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Verstehen, a term introduced by Max Weber, refers to the method of understanding social behavior by putting oneself in the place of others. In this case, Tabitha is employing Verstehen by using the cell phone applications herself to understand the meanings her interviewees place on them.

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