OVERT OBSERVATION:
Researcher identity is known and groups permission is needs.
ADVANTAGES:
- Ignores ethical problems like decieving.
- Can ask what outsiders maybe wondering, e.g. "Why steal?".
- Can observe openly.
- Can use interview methods.
DISADVANTAGES:
- Group may refuse to let them in or see everything.
- May be shown what group only wants them to see.
- May create a Howthorne effect.
- Data may not be valid but artificial.
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