A 5 page research paper over the sub-culture you have had approved.
Undertake the participant observation- this means engage in the event by talking with members present and exploring your overarching question.
Using your experience of the event and the research you have undertaken (5 total sources), write a paper that reflects on the following:
In what ways did you observe a 'sub culture' at your event? What elements of culture were observed? How do these elements reinforce the structure of the sub-culture?
Based on your conversations and research, what is important to the members of this sub-culture? What is valuable to them? What has meaning to them?
Did your research accurately reflect what you saw with the organization? Why or why not?
Explain the possible application of this research to anthropology, and explain any possible future research questions that you can think of.
What did you take away from the experience of doing participant observation?
Draw conclusion about the sub-culture. What are the similarities and differences between its members? Why do you think these exist? Think holistically.
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