■ Sociological methods
■ Work, poverty and welfare
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SubscribeUsing covert ethnography: researching restaurant work
Covert ethnography can be an important methodological approach for sociologists studying people in natural settings. But is it ‘scientific’ and is it ethical? One researcher tells us about his own covert research
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