Babbie Chapter Ten Extended Case Method

True or False:

The extended case method is used to strengthen existing theories.


Answer: False

"Extended case method has the purpose of discovering flaws in, and then modifying existing social theories." (Babbie 298)

This is different from grounded theory, where theorists seek to enter the study without preconceived notions and "generate theory from the constant comparing of unfolding observations." (Babbie 296)

Extended case study seeks to "lay out as coherently as possible what we expect to find before entry." (Babbie 298)