Research Methods in Anthropology

 Part 1:  Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative field research, highlighting the ethical issues involved in using these methods.  Describe how reliability and validity relate to qualitative field research.  Are focus groups relevant in field research?  If yes, how?

Part 2: Describe and compare the 3 unobtrusive research designs:  content analysis, analysis of existing statistics, and historical/comparative analysis.  Outline the strengths and weaknesses of each and describe how reliability and validity relate to each.