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

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)_