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As much as research traditions or genres impose a structure, through applications of standard or accepted approaches, and level of sophistication to research projects, they generally do not control for all of the aberrations, anomalies, and exceptions that occur in studies. More importantly, methodologies in general—inclusive of methods that may regulate procedural activities in the field—cannot control for the sometimes unpredictable and uncertain dynamics that characterize social interaction. In fact, the human element in qualitative research conducted in natural settings often infuses fieldwork with a level of confusion and complexity.