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Old 04-25-2004, 09:52 AM
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But the four women she "shadowed" didn't know she was a media person, didn't know she was going to use this to write a "tell-all" book. They just thought she was a normal person, from what I gathered. The author even admits in the prologue that had she made her intentions clear to these girls they would most likely not have been as open and as candid as they were.

Some qualitative researchers attempt to "blend in" with their subjects while others are upfront and tell their subjects that they are researchers. Depending on the research question, there may be an issue of ethics there.

I personally think this book simply is what it is...a qualitative study of some sorority women (a combination of in depth case studies and a whole lot of interviews). People who understand methodology know that qualitative studies are not necessarily meant to be generalizable to the general population.

So, methodological limitations aside, this author's work has some "truth" to it, but it is not enough to base opinions of Greek organizations about.
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