An Example of the Complete Participant Role Is

question 21

Multiple Choice

An example of the complete participant role is

• A)joining a sorority or fraternity to study initiation rituals without revealing your identity as a researcher.
• B)standing at a street corner and watching whether males or females are more likely to jay-walk.
• C)telling a motorcycle gang that you are a researcher and would like to ride with them for a year to understand their interaction patterns.
• D)being a newspaper reporter who interviews union workers to learn about recent strike efforts.
• E)All of these choices exemplify the complete participant role.

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