ABSTRACT
Over the course of history studies in anthropology and sociology have been conducted on both individuals and groups of people. Sometimes the groups have been volunteers, other times they have been studied from afar without them knowing, and people have even been studied up close in (what has been believed to be) an unobtrusive manner. Usually these studies are done on behavior, either that of an individual, the interactions between individuals, or some sort of a combination thereof. Defi nitions have been set in advance about groups of individuals in terms of culture, language, birthplace, or some other factors. This is all good and well, but with an obvious fl aw: This method of observation requires the observer to observe his objects in close proximity in order to get accurate information. Thus, the danger of infl uencing the subject/s is great.
