SAGE News Clips: Analyzing GarbageDescription: Anthropologist Robin Nagle has been dubbed New York's very own "garbage guru." Nagle, a professor at New York University, has been analyzing garbage for over a year, investigating what she refers to as our "throwaway culture." Watch this video to learn more about how Nagle studies the people of New York by looking at what they throw away.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 51, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:Nagle is out in the community observing the specific contents of trash. Research such as hers that does not readily convert into numbers is referred to as ______.
A. qualitative research
B. experimental research
C. time-study research
D. longitudinal research
Answer: A
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