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S/S/137. Does the research method of participant observation reveal more about the society observed or about the cultural preoccupations of the observer?
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The paper examines the method of participant observation (PO) and its application in ethnographical research describing the challenges of the outsider anthropologist in studying the culture of a foreign society. The advantages and disadvantages of PO are outlined, the author's experience visiting a mosque is analysed.
KEYWORDS: Participant observation, culture, society, outsider, mosque,
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I got the paper thanks it will come in very handy for my course thank you.Nicholas
