Participant Observation Exercise in Turlington Plaza Going into this project my partner‚ Connor O’Brien‚ and I were both determined to observe students as they move through campus. We felt that this would be a beneficial thing to observe as it would provide us with a wide spectrum of students to observe. It would also give some insight into how students move across campus. After considering multiple possible locations‚ my partner and I decided that the best place on campus for our observations was Turlington
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Daniel Katz Drugs and Society Discussion Paper 2 Drinking Age: 21 or 18? Some of the most overlooked types of drugs are those that are legal. Specifically‚ alcohol is one of the most widely used drugs in the world‚ and yet‚ many people don’t think of this substance upon hearing the word “drug.” This drug contributes to significantly more deaths than some illegal drugs such as marijuana (which has not been reported to cause any deaths)‚ and yet alcohol is still legal. On the flipside‚ alcohol
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Rome S. Professor Kindoski Anthro 001 May 18th‚ 2014 Primate Observation Primates are some of the most interesting animals to watch and learn about whether it be in person at a zoo or seeing a film or documentary on wild ones in a natural environment. Part of this reason is due to the incredible amount of similarities found in between primates and humans. After observing two different primate species at a local zoo‚ I found out that by observing their behavior‚ we gain a small insight into
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Mike Zimmerman Intro to Psyc 1010 Self Observation Paper I observed my study habits for five days for my self observation. I was interest in this subject because school is very important to me‚ and I wanted to see how much I actually do study‚ and possibly increase it. My research was pretty easy to do‚ and in the following report I wanted to explain the process and outcome of that data. I donʼt think the ʻHawthorne effectʼ affected the outcome of my data. I did not change any study habits
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Observation Documentation Date: 09/06/13 Start and End Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm Duration: 2 hours Name of Location: House of Kebab Location Address: 7458 N. Fresno St‚ Fresno‚ CA 93720 Eating Mediterranean for the Night For this Observation I decided to try Mediterranean food. After looking at different menus; I had made this choice the food was similar to the type of food I am accustomed to. The object of this observation was to try something I wasn’t familiar with. The reason why I chose the
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Those that are in dorms tend to indulge in drinking even if they aren’t “big drinkers”. They do this to conform to that of others and to be included in the fun and try and fit in. One last example that I will discuss prior to getting into my own observation‚ was the study that was done my Crandall in 1988 which examined normative social influences involving bulimia in college sororities. Sororities are the true definition of conformity and those that don’t conform are usually not allowed to continue
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Participant Observation Sports are important social mediums in our country‚ but basketball is the only sport where you can go to almost any park and play with complete strangers. While other sports involve diverse equipment and numerous amounts of players‚ basketball is a quick and easy game that only takes a court and a ball. While using the participant observation method‚ one can easily see how pickup basketball becomes a common stage for social interaction. While my original perspective of
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Observation Paper University of Phoenix online COM 320 Observation Paper In America when people are communicating personal space and other non verbal communication skills are important to remember to make the communication successful. The main purpose of this paper is to observe individual verbal and nonverbal behaviors in a typical business office. The first objective is to analyze the ways the individuals used space to communicate. The third objective is to determine what the individuals’
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Introduction I observed three children of the age of 5 to 6 years old at the water play area in a private kindergarten. The indoor water play is located in the basement. Their names are Anna‚ Dean and Amy. The water play area had a huge container of water. There were about ten different water play materials for the children to manipulate‚ for example‚ funnels‚ hose‚ cups‚ jugs‚ containers and animals. The teacher-in-charge would fill the basin with water before every play and after which‚ she would
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Observation Essay We all have things we do to help us relax at the end of the day. Some people have an alcoholic drink‚ while others smoke a cigar or a cigarette‚ or relax and watch television. Now people these days go to a place called Coffee Rush every day after work to get away from their hectic life. When arriving at Coffee Rush‚ the aroma of freshly ground up coffee beans is in the air along with the bustle of everyone in the shop‚ and the baristas making the drinks. Everyone in the shop is
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