Going native refers to when an ethnographer loses their sense of being a researcher and becomes wrapped up in the world view of the people they are studying, to such an extent that they are willing to engage in unethical behaviour.

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"Going native" is a term used in ethnography to describe when a researcher becomes so immersed in the culture they are studying that they lose objectivity and may adopt the behaviors and beliefs of the group, potentially leading to unethical actions.

Going Native Refers to When an Ethnographer Loses Their Sense