Which one of the following is a tool of grounded theory?

AConstant comparison ✓ Correct

BAuditing

CDeconstruction of narratives

DUse of uncritical language

Correct answer: (A) Constant comparison

Explanation

Constant comparison is the core tool of grounded theory, repeatedly comparing data with data and with emerging categories.

It refines concepts until categories reach saturation and a theory is grounded in the data.

Auditing is a trustworthiness check, not a grounded theory device.

Deconstruction of narratives belongs to discourse and postmodern analysis.

Use of uncritical language is not a research tool at all.

Glaser and Strauss introduced grounded theory in 1967.

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