What are the four main roles that a researcher can take during qualitative observation?
Here they are: 1. Complete participant (the researcher becomes a member of the group being studied and does not tell the members that they are being studied). 2. Participant-as-observer (the researcher spends extended time with the group as an insider and tells the members they are being studied). 3. Observer-as-participant (the researcher spends a limited amount of time observing group members and tells members that they are being studied). 4. Complete observer (the researcher observes as an outsider and does not tell the people they are being observed). 14. What is the difference between frontstage and backstage behavior? Frontstage behavior is what people allow or want us to see; backstage behavior is what people say and do only with their closest friends or when acting is at a minimum. 15. What are some examples of secondary or existing data? Note that we use secondary data and existing sources essentially as synonyms; here is the definition of secondary data: existing data origina
