You Want to Know How Men in Roles Traditionally Deemed

You want to know how men in roles traditionally deemed "women's roles" are treated, and how this compares to the treatment of men in traditionally "masculine" roles. You volunteer on a cancer unit at a hospital to get an insider's view of how patients, doctors, and female nurses interact with male nurses as well as how they interact with male doctors. Which research method are you using? Are your data qualitative or quantitative? Is it basic or applied? Explain your answers.