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This theory says people act based on meanings created in social interaction.
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A research approach focused on understanding lived experience from the insider’s view.
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The study of interpreting texts, language, and culture to understand meaning.
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The idea that reality is co-created through communication and shared understanding.
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Clifford Geertz introduced “thick description” to explain culture and meaning — this focuses on cultural ____________.
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Stanley Deetz viewed organizations as systems of shared meaning and power — this reflects ____________ communication.
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– Hans-Georg Gadamer emphasized ____________ as the key to mutual understanding in interpretation.
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– This qualitative research method studies people in their natural setting to interpret meaning.
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– Interpretive theories aim to do this rather than predict — they focus on human meaning.
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– Interpretive scholars often compare their approach with this scientific, prediction-based tradition.
