Thao notices that her friends who identify as transmen tend to avoid multi-stalled public restrooms, and instead wait for single-stall facilities.Thao would be most likely to account for this pattern using a ____________.

A) Theory
B) Middle-range theory
C) Theoretical perspective
D) Schema

Middle-Range Theory

A framework in sociology aiming to integrate theory and empirical research, focusing on limited aspects of social phenomena rather than broad, abstract theories.

Theoretical Perspective

A set of assumptions about reality that inform the questions we ask and the kinds of answers we arrive at as researchers or observers.

Schema

A specific cognitive structure that organizes the processing of complex information about other persons, groups, and situations. Our schemas guide what we perceive in the environment, how we organize information in memory, and what inferences and judgments we make about people and things.