Piran (2001) takes a transformative approach to studying body weight and shape p
Piran (2001) takes a transformative approach to studying body weight and shape preoccupation while Garner and Garfinkel (1980) take a post-positivist approach. Drawing on at least two texts from Units 1 to 3, address the following questions in your comparison of these two research studies. Remember, you should have four APA citations total, including Garner and Garfinkel (1980) and Piran (2001).
What are the similarities and what are the differences in the framing and research approaches of these two articles (transformative vs. post-positivist)?
What assumptions about the world (ontology) and how knowledge is created (epistemology) do each of the researchers seem to hold?
What kind of knowledge does each study produce and how is that knowledge used?
Which study would you judge as more rigorous and trustworthy and why?
Which approach do you feel more aligned with and why?
Sample Essay Outline
Introductory paragraph, including thesis statement
Body
Similarities and differences (Q1)
Assumptions about the world and knowledge (Q2)
What kind of knowledge production and use? (Q3)
Conclusion
Opinion—which study is more trustworthy and why, and with which are you more aligned? (Q4 & Q5)