The first ethnography I studied and read was "In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio " by Philippe Bourgois. In this novel, the sociologist submerged himself in the culture he was studying to find the answers to his hypothesis and questions. I found this the most interesting way to conduct research. I enjoyed reading about his interactions with the communities and seeing his relationships with the subjects develop. Additionally, I found it interesting to see how an outsider could submerge into a culture so different from his own. Since the author was constantly in the community of New York, he was able to collect endless research and discover evidence for his hypothesis that would not be reveled in another form of research such as
