Which of the Following Is an Advantage of Being a Participant

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an advantage of being a participant observer?

• A)Complete observation lies between the "field research-complete participation" continuum.
• B)Complete observers will have the opportunity to fully grasp what life is like for the people they observe.
• C)Complete participation has the benefit of allowing researchers a real taste of life in the group that they study.
• D)Complete participants can excuse themselves from situations that they'd rather not face.
• E)Complete participants who do not reveal themselves as researchers will not have to face the ethical quandary of possibly deceiving their "subjects."

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