... a distinct set of epistemological , ontological and practical foundations. However, they are not always in complete agreement on the foundations of the discipline of sociology as a whole. The ethnographers, also known as 'field researchers' and 'phenemenologists' are probably the biggest active researchers in the UK presently. They believe that all social action is intentional and therefore one needs to decipher the reasoning that underlies action, hence, in order to understand how people behave, research has to imitate real life and attempt to see and understand the world from the point of view of the subject or participant. Interactionists mirror this belief. Unstructured interviews are used to collect qualitative data from a respondent, which allows them time and scope to talk about and develop their opinions on a particular subject. This technique involves the extensive uses of open-ended questions, some which are suggested by the researchers and some, which arise naturally. ...

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