Professor Lip was interested in why grandparents went to court to obtain custody of their grandchildren. One of the grandparents that Lip talked with commented on the issue of "parental neglect" of the grandchild. Once the issue of neglect had been identified, Lip began to notice that other grandparents also used the concept of "parental neglect" to explain why they had a legal relationship with their grandchild. Lip was
A) comparing incidents applicable to each category.
B) integrating categories and their properties.
C) delimiting the theory.
D) writing theory.

Question

Professor Lip was interested in why grandparents went to court to obtain custody of their grandchildren. One of the grandparents that Lip talked with commented on the issue of "parental neglect" of the grandchild. Once the issue of neglect had been identified, Lip began to notice that other grandparents also used the concept of "parental neglect" to explain why they had a legal relationship with their grandchild. Lip was​
A) ​comparing incidents applicable to each category.
B) ​integrating categories and their properties.
C) ​delimiting the theory.
D) ​writing theory.

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Professor Lip was identifying and comparing different incidents that could be categorized under the concept of "parental neglect," which is a process of comparing incidents applicable to each category to understand why grandparents sought custody.

Professor Lip Was Interested in Why Grandparents Went to Court