Your Book Discusses That Sometimes Participant Observation and Intensive Interviewing

question 30

Essay

Your book discusses that sometimes participant observation and intensive interviewing can be used in combination with one another. First describe one benefit of using mixed methods. Second, using the example of police-community relations, describe at least two ways that using observations and intensive interviewers together could be useful to uncover detailed information about police-community relations.

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Definitions:

Dead

The state of no longer being alive, often referring to biological organisms that have ceased all biological functions necessary for their survival.

Police

A body of officers representing the civil authority of government, responsible for maintaining public order and safety, and enforcing the law.

Malcolm X

An African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist known for his advocacy for the rights of black Americans and his criticism of the American civil rights movement.

Black Muslims

Members of an African American religious movement, formally known as the Nation of Islam, which advocates for the spiritual, mental, social, and economic condition of black men and women in the United States.