When It Comes to Adopting a Role in the Field

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Essay

When it comes to adopting a role in the field research setting,what three questions should the researcher ask him or herself? Briefly describe each issue.

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Definitions:

Actions and Interactions

The processes by which individuals take part in social behaviors (actions) and respond to one another (interactions), shaping social relationships and structures.

Symbolic Interaction

A perspective in sociology that focuses on the significance of symbols, language, and interaction in the construction of social reality.

Cognitive Capacity

Refers to the total amount of information the brain is capable of retaining and processing, determining mental abilities such as learning, thinking, and problem-solving.

Symbolic Interactionism

A sociological perspective focusing on the roles that symbols and language play in the formation of self and society.