Romeo Participant Observation Analysis

In pages one through twenty-one in the novel Cultural Intelligence: A Guide to Working With People from Other Cultures, by Brooks Peterson, the author introduces us to the basis and idea of culture, and what it truly is. He describes how we as individuals see others and how we tend to acknowledge their distinct cultivations. Part of living in America means coming across individuals who live a different lifestyle than we may live. We are a society filled with people from all over the world. Therefore, it is crucial that we as Americans and as people understand the significance and idea of what culture really is and how it affects different individuals.

The place that I chose to observe, was my daughter’s karate practice. Normally I am not the one that brings her, but for the sake of this assignment I attended the two-hour practice. The primary focus of study was; the physical setting, people and the patterns. Over the course of two-hours, the topic of participant observation started to come out and detaching myself to a neutral point of view helped in providing a clearer picture. Here are the observations that I made during karate practice.

Not everyone has experienced traveling to another country, but many people dated another individual from another country before. From a life experience, dating someone from Guatemala is a big experience for me because dating that person I was able to determine how Guatemala culture is just by the way he carries himself. This experience is very interesting because I was able to gain knowledge on how Guatemalans do things and it was like learning something new that I never knew about. However, it is very difficult because we both really don’t understand each other’s language. This is why it is important to understand the major concepts of ethnocentrism because people won’t always be around things that they are more familiar with.

The perception of life through someone else’s eyes can alter one’s appreciation toward that particular lifestyle. Culture is perceived differently depending on the type of environment in which we grow accustomed to. It can also range from the type of location in which we live in. For instance, someone living in a different state would have a different perception of the way we do things compared to their ways. In the essay “Bumping into Mr. Ravioli,” by Adam Gopnik, the view on life is seen differently when viewed in Gopnik’s perception. However, this perception of life changes when viewed in a different point of view. Gopnik’s perception of life

Circumstance: CSP made face to face contact with MHS and Juliet to monitor Juliet’s well-being.

As a college student at Miami University in Ohio, young Daron Howard had immense interest in Spanish culture and language. His college professors urged him to immerse himself in a Spanish-speaking society so that he can hone his Spanish speaking abilities. He decided to follow their advice and spent summers and semesters in Latin American countries, such as Brazil and Panama. There he lived among different neighborhoods in the country and was able to interact with the region’s culture. After such an experience, Howard returned to the United States with a completely different outlook on the world. Being exposed to new cultures and social structures, he became increasingly interested in aspects of human society, such as the on the interactions

During this cultural observation, the anthropological concepts that will be examined will be: culture, society, language and communication and finally kinship. For the purpose of the observation, the concepts are defined as: culture is ideas and behaviors that are learned and transmitted and are not a genetic means of adaptation. Along with the understanding that society is the learned behavior patterns and thought that help a group adapt to its surroundings (Park 2015, p.G2). Language and communication being defined as the human communication by means of shared symbols in the form of sounds or representations of sounds (Park 2015, p.271). Last of the

In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet the person that will be held accountable for their deaths, and will take full responsibility is Friar Laurence. In the beginning of the play Friar agrees to marry the two forbidden lovers. In Act 2 Scene 3, Friar Laurence states “For this alliance may so happy prove, to turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” (2.3, 91-92), this is where Friar Laurence agrees to sacrament the two lovers Romeo & Juliet. Only because he believes their marriage will end the feud between the two families who has been in conflict for centuries.

In our daily activities as humans, we consciously and unconsciously observe what people do around us, how they do it, and sometimes ask why they do what they do. In so doing we gain a better understanding of their ways of life. Anthropologist and sociologist too mention but a few, professions employ the daily observations we engage in as humans in a methodology called participant observation. Dewalt and Dewalt (2002:1) define participant observation as “a method in which a researcher takes part in the daily activities, events, rituals and interactions, of a group of people as one of the means of learning the explicit and tacit aspects of their life routine and culture.” Participant observation can be carried out in roles

Romeo is a fool in love, acts foolishly in love, or just a fool in general. He is passionate, yet it is his passion which blinds him and his impulsive actions. And because of his foolhardiness, he places a large emphasis on infatuation twofold, caused one of his companions to be killed and killed persons with irrational intent, and rashly kills himself without having enough information. He claims to be “Fortune’s Fool”, yet it is not Fortune itself which works against his well being and circumstances, it is him. Rapt by “love”, Romeo constantly acts upon his teenage hormones, whether if he is swayed with it too easily or allows it to overpower his logic.

Participant observation is, according to Kawulich, a process that allows researchers to learn about the behaviours or activities of people or groups whilst in their natural setting through observation and participation (2005, pg. 2). In the case of the research undertaken for this paper, the participants observed was a group of people participating in a rally. The role that was taken during this research was that described by Jackson as ‘observer-as-participant’ (1983, pg. 41). Due to the nature of the observation, it was not possible to inform the participants of the nature of the study. Another aspect of the research was it was the only kind of data that was collected, whereas generally participant observation also includes ‘interviewing, since any able field worker will supplement what is learned from observing and participating with some interviewing’ (Whyte, 1979, pg. 56). An advantage to using participant observation is it allows the observer to be a part of the activity (in this case, a ritual) that is taking place and can observe the behaviours that are displayed, whilst also being able to take note of the norms and values that are demonstrated during the observation

In the fair city of Verona, the Capulets and the Montague's, two rivals, are in a seemingly everlasting feud. The feud however is not the only trouble young Romeo Montague faces. Aside from the conflict between the two rivals, Romeo is stressed about his family life and his love life. This is the mood Romeo Montague shows Act 1 Scenes 1 and 2 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Watching Romeo and Juliet play and actually analyzing it was a magnificent experience. This play made me petrified to love someone as hard Romeo and Juliet loved each other. This married couple committed suicide because they couldn’t continue living if they both couldn’t be on earth. Love make you do some crazy things and it over-ruled them both. Watching this play, I wasn’t distracted because it caught my attention the entire time. Watching a movie without being distracted, you see things you didn’t see when you first watched it because this is my second time watching it and I saw some things I never seen. Overall, this play made me sad because I hate that Shakespeare made two young teenagers kill themselves.

Maiter et al., (2008:307) finds that reciprocity is an important component of practicing CBPAR ethically and defined it as, “exchange between social equals”. The authors aim to discuss the interactions between researchers and communities and the practice of reciprocity in anthropological research (Maiter et al., 2008). Maiter et al., (2008) mentions that reciprocity can be as simple as being honest about research relationships and goals. I found this to be true in my experience, it was easier to talk to people and have them provide valuable information by being honest with our research goals. In addition, our group talked to the receptionist at the Bennetto Community center in order to find out if there were any art programs offered. Instead of just asking her if the community center offered any art programs, we started our conversation with who we are, what we are doing there and what we are expecting to gain. From this the receptionist understood our goals and directed us to the Bennetto Elementary School as they have a community garden. This conversation reflects ‘reciprocal dialogue’, as discussed by Maiter et al., (2008). Reciprocal dialogue is when a “researcher and study participant communicate as equals” (Maiter et al., 2008:307). In this sense, our conversation with the receptionist did not create the notion that we as researchers were more important than her. Rather, we engaged in creating a relationship with her where she left she could exchange information regarding the community garden with us and redirect us to the school so we could gain more

In the vast field of anthropology, there are many ways to investigate a particular society. The three readings; Being-in-the-Market versus Being-in-the-Plaza: Material Culture and the Construction of Social Reality in Spanish America, Excluded Spaces: The Figure in the Australian Aboriginal Landscape, and Indexical Speech across Samoan Communities all approach this topic differently. The first uses physical anthropology to examine the landscape, the second uses anthropological taboo to examine how this impacts the culture, and finally the third uses linguistic anthropology to analyze the home life of a tribe. Although all different in nature, each form plays a key role in understanding the world from the view of an anthropologist. As such this paper will examine the similarities and differences of each work. So that they can be compared to one another, to form a concrete view of the material, which enables the reader to fully understand how each work relates to one another.