Gaining Entrée to a Group, Developing Trust, and Maintaining Strong

question 187

Essay

Gaining entrée to a group, developing trust, and maintaining strong personal relationships with people in the group are all necessary for an effective ethnography. What are the ways that ethnographers have devised to gain access to a group and to maintain relations with them, without losing their objectivity?

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Definitions:

Aggregate Quantity Demanded

The aggregate quantity of a product or service that buyers are prepared and capable of buying at a specific price point within a certain time frame.

Stagflation

An economic condition characterized by stagnant economic growth, high unemployment, and high inflation.

Price Level

The economy’s general price level across its full range of goods and services.

Short-run Equilibrium

A state in which market supply and demand balance each other, and, as a result, prices become stable temporarily.