In legal research, 'GROUNDED THEORY' (Glaser and Strauss 1967) is:

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Accepted Answer

C. an INDUCTIVE qualitative method — theory EMERGES from systematic analysis of qualitative data (interviews, observations); CONSTANT COMPARATIVE method; coding stages (open, axial, selective)

1. GROUNDED THEORY is an inductive qualitative research method developed by Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss in 'The Discovery of Grounded Theory' (1967).
2. KEY FEATURES:
3. (i) THEORY EMERGES from systematic analysis of data — not imposed a priori;
4. (ii) CONSTANT COMPARATIVE method — comparing emerging concepts across data;
5. (iii) THEORETICAL SAMPLING — sampling driven by emerging theory;
6. (iv) THREE STAGES OF CODING:
7. (a) OPEN CODING — breaking down data into discrete concepts;
8. (b) AXIAL CODING — relating categories;
9. (c) SELECTIVE CODING — integrating core categories into theory.
10. APPLICATIONS in legal research: studying access to justice, judicial decision-making, professional culture, legal education, indigenous law.
11. Distinguishes from quantitative methods: focus on UNDERSTANDING, MEANING, CONTEXT.
12. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Legal Research Methodology + Jurisprudence — Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss, 'The Discovery of Grounded Theory' (1967)_

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a doctrinal method (cf. Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss, 'The Discovery of Grounded Theory' (1967)) (cf. Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss, 'The Discovery of Grounded Theory' (1967))

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only deductive (cf. Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss, 'The Discovery of Grounded Theory' (1967)) (cf. Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss, 'The Discovery of Grounded Theory' (1967))

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only quantitative (cf. Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss, 'The Discovery of Grounded Theory' (1967)) (cf. Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss, 'The Discovery of Grounded Theory' (1967))