Question

Jarod is conducting research on the homeless. for six weeks, he has lived among the homeless "24/7," sleeping on the street or at a shelter, and engaging in the same activities as the population he is studying. by doing so, jarod has been able to gather a broad understanding of the homeless, their needs, and characteristics. in view of this, jarod is using ________ as a method of gathering data.

a. secondary analysis
b. participant observation
c. content analysis
d. representative sampling

Answer 1

Jarod is using participant obervation as party of his study on the homeless. After spending six weeks as a direct participant in a homeless community, he will better be able formulate the information he acquired while participating in the same activities that the homeless do. The answer is not content analysis or secondary analysis because Jarod is using first hand experience, and it is not representative sampling because Jarod is a direct participant.