Examples Of Anthropology Observation
Anthropology observation
Observation report
I began my observations in one of my favourite Coffee shops at 2.55 PM and finished around 3.45 on a Wednesday in late August. In order to ‘activate’ my role of participant observer, I ordered a caramel favoured coffee together with my friend, whom I had brought along to help me observe. I sat opposite the serving counter, where two female servants were now making my coffee, over in one of the corners so my observation wouldn’t be too obvious. Lit candles were placed on all tables and background music was playing, creating a cosy and relaxed atmosphere. Wondering whether this would affect my targets, I started to observe.
The first persons I laid my eyes on, where the waitresses. One dressed …show more content…
His facial expression and hair, which were messy, could easily have fit the homeless guy, who sat outside the café. However the suit was too expensive looking to. He walked straight past me, up the stair to the toilet and 10-15 minutes later walked down again, still looking puzzle and confused, straight through the shop and out again. I’m still wondering whether he was drunk or actually was homeless.
The last persons I observed were rather interesting. It was a boy and a girl, in the beginning of the 20s, who entered the shop walking quietly next to each other. As soon as they had sat down, the girl stood up and left for the toilets without saying a word to the boy. It was hard to tell whether they were lovers, friend or maybe siblings. After 5-10 minutes she returned, sat down and started to text on her phone. The boy was at that point looking around in the café. First at the girls in the opposite corner and then on me a couple of times, which got quite awkward, so in the end I had to stop so it wouldn’t get to obvious that I was observing him. After five minutes I began to observe them again and noticed that they were now talking quietly with each other. The girl look so reserved towards the boy, that I was now considering them maybe being
Observation report
I began my observations in one of my favourite Coffee shops at 2.55 PM and finished around 3.45 on a Wednesday in late August. In order to ‘activate’ my role of participant observer, I ordered a caramel favoured coffee together with my friend, whom I had brought along to help me observe. I sat opposite the serving counter, where two female servants were now making my coffee, over in one of the corners so my observation wouldn’t be too obvious. Lit candles were placed on all tables and background music was playing, creating a cosy and relaxed atmosphere. Wondering whether this would affect my targets, I started to observe.
The first persons I laid my eyes on, where the waitresses. One dressed …show more content…
His facial expression and hair, which were messy, could easily have fit the homeless guy, who sat outside the café. However the suit was too expensive looking to. He walked straight past me, up the stair to the toilet and 10-15 minutes later walked down again, still looking puzzle and confused, straight through the shop and out again. I’m still wondering whether he was drunk or actually was homeless.
The last persons I observed were rather interesting. It was a boy and a girl, in the beginning of the 20s, who entered the shop walking quietly next to each other. As soon as they had sat down, the girl stood up and left for the toilets without saying a word to the boy. It was hard to tell whether they were lovers, friend or maybe siblings. After 5-10 minutes she returned, sat down and started to text on her phone. The boy was at that point looking around in the café. First at the girls in the opposite corner and then on me a couple of times, which got quite awkward, so in the end I had to stop so it wouldn’t get to obvious that I was observing him. After five minutes I began to observe them again and noticed that they were now talking quietly with each other. The girl look so reserved towards the boy, that I was now considering them maybe being