Category: participant observation
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The strengths and limitations of covert participant observation
Covert Observation may be the only way you can gain access to deviant groups but there are SEVERAL limitations too…
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Some (Relatively) Recent Examples of Participant Observation Studies
Participant observation is one the main research methods on the A level sociology syllabus, but many of the examples in the main text books are painfully out of date. This post provides some more recent examples of research studies which employed participant observation as their main research method. Covert Participant Observation Pearson’s (2009) covert participant…
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Participant Observation in Social Research
Participant Observation is a qualitative research method in which the researcher joins in with the group under investigation. This post explores the theoretical, practical and ethical advantages and disadvantages of participant observation
