Analyze the interactions between people

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Naturalistic Observations and Evaluation

Conducting an ethnographic study is a fun way of gathering research about your social environment. You may have done an ethnography before without really being aware of it. In a small way, this assignment recreates what ethnographers do when they visit a new community to conduct research.

Complete the following:

Observation

• Choose a restaurant, library, mall, dining hall, coffee shop, or similar public location. You will visit this location twice.

• Document what occurs at this chosen location:

o Describe the establishment.

o Analyze the interactions between people.

Next, write a paper documenting and analyzing your observations of the location.

Observation Notes

Your observation notes should specifically include the following:

• Name and location of the establishment

• Dates and times you were there

• Place where you stood/sat and when you did your research

• Description of the physical characteristics of the inside and outside of the establishment (e.g. brick or concrete structure, paint color, seating arrangements)

• Number and types of people visiting the establishment while you were there (age, sex, type of clothing, probable occupations, ethnicity, etc.)

• Document interactions such as:

o specific nature of the interactions that take place in the establishment among customers, between customers and staff, and among staff

o types of languages used in the establishment and by whom

o any strange or unusual behavior

Analysis Summary

Include the following in your analysis:

• Comparison of similarities and differences of this establishment and other similar establishments you know about

• Nature of the treatment of customers in the establishment

• Relationships between customers and workers

• Any behavior that surprised you or was contrary to your expectations

• How it felt to do the research

• Most difficult aspects of the research

• What you found most interesting about the research.

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