A researcher seeks to study a subcultural, illegal, or deviant group to obtain accurate information freely without announcing his or her presence, which could alarm the population. To do so, the researcher undertakes significant risk, and engages fully with the group studied like any other group member. What research role is the researcher taking on?
A) Complete participant
B) Participant as observer
C) Observer as participant
D) Complete observer
A
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a. match your personal characteristics with occupational information and trends in the world of work. b. base your decision on your childhood dreams. c. take the first path that comes to mind since it probably is the right path for you. d. not dwell on how your values might influence your choice.
Why must a specialist use eclectic methods to help clients?
A. Eclectic methods are the latest ones accepted by the profession. B. Clients expect human service workers to appear to be generalists. C. Most human service workers need to advance their general education. D. It is necessary to get general knowledge about people to put special principles into practice.
One criticism of historical-comparative research is that most H-C research is conducted by people in a
handful of advanced industrialized nations that have similar knowledge and cultural systems. This is called A) back translation. B) bracketing. C) anachronism. D) Western cultural bias.
In this study, the unit of analysis is
A) the nation. B) the military program. C) the individual. D) the right-wing party.