Geting Permission Chapter 3

When I read about how Harvey DuMarce had trouble becoming an insider to a group that he already thought he was part of, I had a laugh inside. I say this because I have made the same mistake. Once I was researching swimmers from all around the area. But when it came to other schools i ran into the same problem he did; i thought that they would just let me come right on in and become part of them but I found that to be completely false. So eventually I was able to become part of the after getting permission and and going the swimmers from other teams. I guess what im saying is that before one start researching a subculture you should make sure they are willing to accecpt you and that you can obtain normal access to the subculture. I also see now how intrusive an outsider can a group people feel.