In my opinion, the strongest factor about this field study unlike Zollo’s field study was that the conductor Ivana Nikolic herself used her own personal problem as well as one of the biggest social problems most people of our population face to discuss an even bigger problem. A problem which most ignorant people suffer from. Through her writing, she truly highlights the importance of humanity but through the eyes of the homeless and refugees. This piece has a powerful and passive stance. The author being someone who is a professional researcher but who has also been on the other side of the spectrum makes her piece twice as strong. Through the tone of her writing, she’s able to prove everyone who is ignorant and believes that the homeless are bad people who suffered from drug addiction and abuse wrong. She was able to observe a wide verity of subgroups who range from different ages, backgrounds, and gender. By doing this she created a more sensitive and engaging piece.
Nikolic showed us that it is indeed her job to create social experiments and question people, however, to be able to understand also that these people are humans and have feelings is extremely important; regardless of whether you are a refugee or a homeless person. Through her writing, it was clear to distinguish her behavior through the fine line between professionalism and humanity. She did not show any sign of judgment and created a warm and comfortable environment between herself and those she was interviewing. This field study is without a doubt a perfect example to display the correct actions and procedures we as researches need to follow and abide by. It was extremely helpful and exciting to read

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