A researcher conducts many interviews, over a 1-year period, with women in the treatment phase of breast cancer, all of whom are attending a breast cancer support group, in order to understand what happens in the support group, how the members are affected by membership, and how the members contribute to the group. The researcher herself is also in treatment for breast cancer and is a member of the support group. What type of research is this?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The research is ethnographic because it involves the researcher immersing herself in the environment of the support group to understand the culture and dynamics from an insider's perspective.

A Researcher Conducts Many Interviews, Over a 1-Year Period, with Women