The researcher observes the group or event.

The researcher takes part in an event or the everyday life of a group while observing it.

The researcher asks participants questions to help with the study.

The researcher uses questionnaires to conclude their study.

Its hard to get out

'Getting in' takes a lot of effort and many researchers don't want to take the time to try

The researchers don't have the skills to enter some groups

Some groups are easier to enter than others

Gain acceptance

Disguise themselves

Pay the group

Make contact

Identify their role

Have to win the groups trust

Have to act like the group to earn acceptance

Bribe them

Pretend to be a new member of the group

Offer a good vantage point from which to make observations

Use in depth interview methods to gain insights

Avoid disrupting the group's normal pattern

Tell the group what they have found as its happening