Participant Observation in a Sociological Experiment

Have you ever tried listening to everything going on at the same time at a fast food restaurant during the lunch time rush hour? Well, I did and I am going to share the results of my whirlwind encounter last week. Within my observation, I will go over the layout of the establishment in which my observation was conducted, as well as who came to the establishment, the conversations and the interactions that took place. I hope you enjoy my observation and respect my findings from this visit.

I decided for my social observation the mall would be a good place to start. I came there on a Friday evening when there should be plenty of people to watch. I also sat in the Barnes and Noble café after that to observe. I expected to see a lot of people shopping and conversing. A few things did stand out to me within the few hours I was there. Some things I didn’t expect to see. We are expected to behave a certain way in public determined by our culture as to what is acceptable. Some people stay well within the lines while some might stray outside the norms but never too far typically. Usually the ones to travel to the extremes are adolescents and teenagers. This is what I observed.

In this course I have learned about different social problems in societies worldwide. Some of these include poverty, social inequality, discrimination of race and culture, urbanization, and more. After learning all these subjects and more, I have decided to do my final on social inequality and minorities in the United States. I chose this particular topic because I have seen this in almost every place have lived. I find it appalling that minorities are still not treated 100% equal. We as Americans know what inequality is and know how it is used in our everyday society. I want to explore this topic and show how real and big this

I have been going back and forth for a while on the type of essay I would like to write. I wanted to interest readers, but also write about something that interests me. Lately, I have been having trouble with friendships, and I feel as though no one understands that. When I had a conversation with my mom she explained, that my sister was going through the same thing. That is when the idea hit me.

Edmundson describes current college students’ unyielding quest for more life, remarking that “...it’s possible that down below bubbles a fear. Do it now, for later may be too late” (35). That idea of fear unites the shifts in colleges, professors and students that Edmundson discusses. Sadly, the humanities--the things no one has time or money for--are the very things that will help overcome that fear.

The topics of study for biological anthropologists include human evolution, genetics, growth, development, and biological plasticity (Kottak). When studying each of these areas, biological anthropologists must observe and collect data on either living humans, fossils, or collaborate with archaeologists to study ancient objects. In the case of our Tim Hortons study, we followed the first of these options by listening to and observing humans at the coffee shop. While observing, several representations of social constructionism were evident. The most prevalent social constructions noticed was that of gender and age-group.

Soldiers are trained to be altruist even when they don’t agree with it they are taught a sense of self service and duty and no matter how they feel about someone or what the person looks like they are going to help. Males and females soldiers the same.

Outline and assess the use of experiments in social psychology drawing on the cognitive social perspective and phenomenological perspective.

Observation is a data collection approach in which researchers use all of their senses to scrutinize people in usual settings or naturally transpiring situations, where as, a Participant Observation is an approach in which Participant observers study people in their natural environment, obtaining a depth of vision into behaviour that comes not simply from close, detailed, methodical observation but also from the researcher's own experiences within the group being studied, a method that provides first hand insights into why people behave as they do. To be a Participant observer it needs a great deal of skills,courage, commitment and the risk of life is associated with it, like doing a research on a gang. A researcher has to learn the culture

Janaro, R & Altshuler, T. (2009). The Art of Being Human: The humanities as a technique for

Can provide holistic picture of a group of people or phenomenon because many aspects and characteristics can be included

Daily commuters are always in lookout for faster and better ticketing system. Daily Travelers are usually in hurry when travelling and seeking good experience when it comes to the process of buying a train tickets or making a reservation. To study and observe how people use this ticket system at train stations, Amtrak’s Quik-Track Self-Service Ticketing Kiosk is an ideal choice. The observations took place at 30th Street Station, Philadelphia. One might ask what is this kiosk system for? The kiosk system allows Amtrak customers to pick up and print out their tickets. This is very useful technological system because it avoids passenger to stand in a line just to buy a ticket. Quik-Trak Self-Service Ticketing Kiosk works by prompting users

The sociological inquiry is the methodical analysis of the inspirations and behaviour of individuals within a group. It is the study of the social world as a whole and focusing on how elements such as the family, religion, school, community and government effect it. Sociological inquires most standard goal is to simply obtain a more clear understanding of the observable social world that we live in. In this essay I will be looking into the sociological theories of Marx, Weber and Durkheim, and recognising if their approaches are still relevant today.

First of all, what is humanity? When I recall my lectures correctly human behavior is effected by nature and nurture. The makeup of a human genetics and its environment. From what I have learned from my Sociology classes and so far from the Psychology classed is that the ratio is about 50-50 percent. Although I suspect that the neutering and its environment might tip the scale towards an environmental factor what determines our human behavior and our situational behavior. This therefor could be the base of stressors that trigger how humans behave and interact within a society. It is possible the need in human to, fit in, in any situation that grooms a person’s socialization. This has been the base of my thoughts of reviewing “The Human Behavior Experiments” video for this assignment.