Diagnosing Defenses Against the Outsider.

The authors of some studies have been concerned with problems of establishing and maintaining research relationships from the point of view of the research worker. It is the aim of this article to study the point of view of the subjects of the research. It seeks to answer the following questions: (1) how do they react to being interviewed, observed, and in general, researched upon; (2) what are some of the common defenses they seem to employ, and; (3) why do they employ these defenses?