Field Observation Assignment_2023

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FIELD OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT 1 Field Observation Assignment Elliott J. Clemente The Helms School of Government, Liberty University CJUS750 Author Note Elliott J. Clemente I have no known conflict of interest to disclose. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Elliott J. Clemente. Email: ejclemente@liberty.edu

FIELD OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT 2 Introduction Driving into the eatery's parking lot parking lot, of the eatery, this first one noticed how packed the vehicles were. A crowd of customers is always an excellent measure of how good the food is—vehicles of every make and model from various surrounding New England states. The parking lot serves as an impromptu meeting area for people to gather to enter the eatery or existing right before entering the vehicles and driving off. Families and individuals quickly shuffle in and out in the ebbs and flows of human beings. Observation as a method makes substantial demands on the researcher and may be one of the most difficult forms of inquiry to apply to one’s own environment (Tjora, 2016). As customers entered the restaurant's front waiting area, they entered a restaurant's Christmas souvenir shop. Here, customers can find Christmas ornaments, Christmas trees, Christmas theme clothes, and snow globes displayed on glass. The color scheme of choice is white and in various shades. All the favorite Christmas characters from Elf on the shelf, nutcrackers in the different uniformed regalia candies, some of which are the more popular brands among children from past decades. The restaurant was buzzing with activity, with individuals and families scrambling to find seats and get comfortable for their evening meals. The air was awash with the smell of Thanksgiving dinners and all the associated side dishes that are the hallmarks of the holiday. Tables and chairs made of wood aligned the dining area with the aisle just wide enough for the serving staff to walk back and forth. Laughing and talking can be heard throughout the area, with the primary focus being the feast they are about to enjoy. multigenerational gathering. The event appeared to be a family event that gave the matriarch a day off.

FIELD OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT 3 African-Americans also visited the restaurant during this time, however, at a smaller num- As individuals were sitting and enjoying their food, if one looked up, they were adorned with items and articles from the preceding decade in America. Photos of children and adults provided the backdrop of the restaurant's attempt to capture the visual evolution of Americans. The front of the place's huge windows provides a picaresque view of the sun setting behind the hills covered in fall foliage indicative of a New England Fall. The eatery dining area was divided by a wall, providing a medium-sized room for the customers to have dinner while giving them a more home-like environment. A mock fireplace adorned with pictures and a cast-iron pot gave it the look of an almost western frontier-like motif. Each half of the dining area has a staff of about ten waitresses of both sexes. The new serving staff donned their white aprons preparing for a busy shift. Every five to ten minutes, a new exchange of people enters as others leave while others enter, and the choreographed ballot replays itself in a never-ending loop. People walk around the eatery, led by a uniformed server who directs her group to the table. Once there, they move around to get comfortable. The moving of the chairs indicates that they have gotten comfortable and are preparing to review the menu and order their meals. The demographics of the customers varied, with seniors composing a significant number of the customers at the time of the observation. The racial makeup of the crowd was significantly Euro-American, with ages ranging from 40 to 70. Some in the upper age range have mobility issues that require assisted apparatus like wheelchairs and walkers. Many males wore baseball caps, indicating the various conflicts the United States was involved in in the middle and latter parts of the 20 th century. The women accompanying the men were in the same age range and

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