Kai Erikson went to Buffalo Creek, West Virginia in 1972 following a highly destructive flood. Based on his interviews with residents and after spending considerable time in Buffalo Creek, Erikson theorized that the damage to the social ties in the community caused by natural disasters were just as destructive as the physical damage to the affected community. Erikson's study is a good example of what kind of research?

A. descriptive
B. exploratory
C. inductive
D. deductive

C. inductive

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The decision by Bill Clinton to sign the treaty creating the ICC without the ratification of the Senate supports which claim?

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