Alice Goffman spent six years hanging out with and observing the everyday life of a group of black men who were on the run from the criminal justice system in a poor neighborhood in Philadelphia. Her research methods most closely resemble the work of:
A) Robert Park
B) William Ogburn
C) Émile Durkheim
D) Karl Marx

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Alice Goffman's research methods of participant observation and ethnography align closely with the work of Robert Park, who is considered one of the founders of the Chicago School of sociology and emphasized the importance of studying the everyday life of urban communities through direct observation and interaction. Ogburn and Durkheim focused more on quantitative analysis and theoretical frameworks, while Marx's work was centered on the role of economics and class struggle in society.

Alice Goffman Spent Six Years Hanging Out with and Observing