The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the tensions between being covert and overt during ethnographic observations. The example of an ethnographic study of the culture in a diagnostic imaging department will be used to provide examples.,This paper is a reflection on an ethnographic study, focussing on the participant observation.,This paper discusses the author’s reflections on the covert and overt nature of ethnographic observation.,The discussion is of value to all ethnographic researchers who experience this tension.

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人种学观察中的张力：公开还是秘密？

本文的目的是反映人种志研究期间隐秘与公开之间的张力。将以诊断成像部门对文化的人种学研究为例，以提供实例。本文是对人种学研究的反思，着重于参与者的观察。本文讨论了作者对隐性和公开性的反思民族志观察的性质。，该讨论对于所有经历这种紧张关系的民族志研究者都具有价值。