Observation AssignmentObserve people in a public (off campus) place for at least two hours. Your place ofobservation should be a public area, where you can remain for that length of timewithout permission or getting into trouble for being thereand/or for being there for thatlength of time.Consider going to a mall, a store, a place of worship, or a coffee shop. Avoid placesareas that might be restricted such as hospitals, schools, and military installations.Conduct your observation at a time when the place is likely to be busy. Take notesduring your observation. Here are some questions for you to consider during yourobservation: What does the place look like? (Be able to describe it in detail.) Who else is there? (Note specific information like age, race, gender, possiblesocial class) What are they doing?Observe the activities at a public place for 2 hours. Choose a place where you do notneed to ask permission to stay, and will not get in trouble for observing what is going on.This can be a coffee shop, a farmers market, a mall, a religious service, a train station,a courtroom, etc. Avoid schools, hospitals, anything on a military basis, or any otherrestricted place. Make sure to go at a time when there will be a lot of activity. Takesome notes about what is happening: What does this place look like? How is itorganized spatially? Who comes here? What do they do? How do people interact witheach other? What kind of conversations go on? Are there any subgroups? How dopeople handle unexpected or upsetting situations?Write up a narrative summary of your notes describing what you experienced. Then,explain how each of the three sociological perspectives (structural-functionalism,symbolic interactionism, and conflict) would analyze what you say. Yourdescription of your observation should represent about 50% of your paper, and youranalysis another 50%, divided evenly between the three perspectives. At the end ofyour paper, state which perspective you think is the best suited to analyze yourobservation, and why you think so.Remember, your paper must be in proper ASA style size 12 font, Times New Roman,double spaced, and include a cover page and reference page, for a total of 10 pages.This assignment is 100 points.Review the scoring rubric prior to submission
