Assignment 3

Asia Baez Professor Klinkowstein

“Ethnographic

Research”


“Ethnographic Research”


“Ethnographic

Research”

Ethnographic Research Observations


• Little to no people came to the residence

hall kitchen

• Of the few that did, only one allowed

herself to be photographed


• Looked confused when using the oven and referred to the mixture box often

• Sat in a corner on her phone while waiting

• Set the timer on the microwave

• Tapped her foot incessantly



• One boy microwaved Campbell’s soup

and it exploded

• He walked away from the mess and

pretended it wasn’t his

• Walked over to the clean microwave and

burned popcorn

• Wore thick framed glasses and a faded

Superman tee


Ethnographic Research

Observations

• A girl in a blue Hofstra sweatshirt and yoga pants fried hash browns and meatballs

• She cleaned up quietly and sat at the table next to her boyfriend and they shared the food

• She forgot to turn off the burner

• She took off her sweatshirt to eat and then put it back on when she was finished

• Her boyfriend ate very little

• She took off her moccasins and sat on her feet while she ate

• Minimal conversation while she cooked and while they ate


Ethnographic Research Findings

• Mostly everyone that made something substantial had someone with them

• Students had little experience in the kitchen

• Students were impatient while making their “food”

• Students seemed distracted, like they were thinking about many other things besides cooking


Assignment 3

Economy & Finance

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