Provide a Brief Description of "Participant Observation" as a Research

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Essay

Provide a brief description of "participant observation" as a research method.

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Definitions:

Totalitarian Society

A form of government where the state holds total authority over society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever possible.

Centralized State Power

A form of governance where political authority and decision-making are concentrated in a central government or leadership, often at the expense of local autonomy.

China

A country in East Asia, the world's most populous nation, with a long history, rich culture, and significant global economic and political influence.

Civil Society

The realm of organized social life that is voluntary, self-generating, (largely) self-supporting, autonomous from the state, and bound by a legal order or set of shared rules.