When a Sociologist Actually Joins a Group for a Period

question 92

Multiple Choice

When a sociologist actually joins a group for a period to get an accurate sense of how it operates,the approach is called

• A)an experiment.
• B)ethnography.
• C)face-to-face interview.
• D)participant observation.

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