Field Analysis

Field Analysis Order Description The purpose of this assignment is to recognize sociological concepts at play in" rel="nofollow">in your lived experience. Keepin" rel="nofollow">ing a field log of your social and in" rel="nofollow">institutional experiences for one day, you will critically discuss how your daily life is shaped and constrain" rel="nofollow">ined by society. This will allow you engage with many of the sociological concepts learned in" rel="nofollow">in class. Writin" rel="nofollow">ing expectations The paper should be 4-6 typed pages, double-spaced, 12-poin" rel="nofollow">int font, with 1" margin" rel="nofollow">ins. Remember to use APA format to cite and reference your sources. Instructions 1) Observation Create a field log (example). For one day, observe and record the key in" rel="nofollow">interactions and in" rel="nofollow">institutions in" rel="nofollow">in your lived experience. Startin" rel="nofollow">ing with wakin" rel="nofollow">ing up, who is the first person you talk to? What do you do next- take family members to school, go to the gym, go to work and in" rel="nofollow">interact with coworkers? Throughout the day you will take on different roles by in" rel="nofollow">interactin" rel="nofollow">ing with different people and in" rel="nofollow">in different situations, and be in" rel="nofollow">in contact with different social in" rel="nofollow">institutions (education, government, health, etc). Type or photograph your field log and submit it with your written Assignment. 2) Application Try to wait one or more days before startin" rel="nofollow">ing this step. Revisit your field log and apply sociological analysis to your observations. Describe how our day is shaped and constrain" rel="nofollow">ined by social norms. Analyze how at least four sociological concepts learned in" rel="nofollow">in class (eg. roles, in" rel="nofollow">institutions, in" rel="nofollow">interactions, impression management, stage theory, emotional labor) apply to your field log observations. This part of the paper should not be focused on the general social norms you described earlier, dig in" rel="nofollow">in with specific concepts in" rel="nofollow">in this from our text (refrain" rel="nofollow">in from usin" rel="nofollow">ing dictionaries). For at least two of the concepts, fin" rel="nofollow">ind and in" rel="nofollow">incorporate an appropriate source that highlights how sociologists study this concept in" rel="nofollow">in everyday society (for example, emotional labor in" rel="nofollow">in the restaurant in" rel="nofollow">industry). Not sure what constitutes an appropriate source? See our Announcement on this in" rel="nofollow">in the classroom- tips and a learnin" rel="nofollow">ing module are provided there. For example, we discussed gender socialization: In an article by Crespi (2011) that studied gender socialization and gender roles within" rel="nofollow">in the family, results showed that a cross-gender relationship between fathers and daughters, mothers and sons has emerged as significant in" rel="nofollow">in determin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing traditional and non-traditional gender attitudes. The research suggested that the relationship with the parent of the opposite sex could be a strong factor in" rel="nofollow">in reducin" rel="nofollow">ing stereotyped attitudes regardin" rel="nofollow">ing gender roles (Crespi, 2011). *Use a different example in" rel="nofollow">in your paper, the purpose here is to show your research skills rather than repeat my research skills.* 3) Reflection Reflect on your role as a larger part of society (i.e. your motives, in" rel="nofollow">instin" rel="nofollow">incts, feelin" rel="nofollow">ings, and/or structural constrain" rel="nofollow">ints). Discuss ways other people affected you and the ways you affected others in" rel="nofollow">in the social experiences of your day. Sample Field Log Below is a brief field log to give you an idea of the social in" rel="nofollow">interactions and in" rel="nofollow">institutions you might look for in" rel="nofollow">in your day. With the observations are sample course concepts that relate to the observations. Be creative in" rel="nofollow">in explorin" rel="nofollow">ing and applyin" rel="nofollow">ing concepts- we will all apply concepts differently even if the scenes we observe are very similar. 5:45am: Wake up, in" rel="nofollow">interact with children. Gender roles, nuclear family, folkways 6:30am: Interact with spouse and children. Eat breakfast, run, shower. 8:00am: Arrive at airport, check in" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">interaction with airlin" rel="nofollow">ine customer service; in" rel="nofollow">interaction with TSA. Social structure, bureaucracy, norms, mores, social control 9:00am: Wait with other passengers to board flight; purchase a drin" rel="nofollow">ink at coffee shop; employees have a tip jar; a family sittin" rel="nofollow">ing close by is watchin" rel="nofollow">ing the news and commentin" rel="nofollow">ing on what they thin" rel="nofollow">ink is wrong with other cultures. Emotional labor, ethnocentrism, Piaget’s stages of development 9:30am: On flight with family havin" rel="nofollow">ing a difficult time with small children; flight attendant offers to help them. Emotional labor, gender roles, family 12pm: Arrive at destin" rel="nofollow">ination airport; drive two hours to see extended family. Along the road there are farmers with fruit stands. See homeless person askin" rel="nofollow">ing for assistance in" rel="nofollow">in exchange for work. Poverty, in" rel="nofollow">inequality 4pm: Extended family arrives for potluck din" rel="nofollow">inner; look at family photos together and share family memories. Watch evenin" rel="nofollow">ing news- local robbery and assault. Social deviance, material culture 6pm: Stop at church to meet family friend, see a bible study group in" rel="nofollow">inside; lots of religious symbols; someone remarks on a new church bein" rel="nofollow">ing built to accommodate a different racial group. Religion, race, monotheism