SOC
SCCC Soc 101
Field Journal
Name: Unnati Patel
Use this field note template as a guideline for informal note taking during and immediately following the event you attend. You will find this information helpful when preparing your essay and class presentation. While this template is helpful it is not all-inclusive, that being, you may find that it does not include some of the experiences that you may have. In such a case, space has been included for you to write additional notes.
Prior to attending your event you should do some preliminary research on the in the community event (the religion or the performance art event you are attending) to ensure that you are prepared to act with proper etiquette and avoid offending anybody. You will be taking on many roles during this project; student, representative of SCCC, researcher, and most importantly a guest of the institution which you are visiting. Please remember to be respectful of the atmosphere of which you are a guest, respect the institution and participants around you and thank your host community for their time and efforts for hosting you. Dress and speak accordingly, when appropriate follow their example. If you are unsure about something, ask a member of the community (in a religious setting questions often should be directed to a person of the same sex). Most of all enjoy your experience.
Date: 17/3/2019
Start time: 9.00 AM End time: 10:00PM
Assignment: ___Attending a mass
Describe the environment:
Location (name): _Dallas_______
Location Address: __3725 Blackburn
Location City: _Dallas_
Location State: ___Texas
Location Neighborhood (what type of neighborhood is it?
What are the defining characteristics about the environment or the neighborhood? _The neighborhood is cool for the locals are mainly Christians who value cool serene environment for worship
Location building style (outside): The building, inside and outside. Size, building style, materials used, architecture,
geographic orientation, décor. Is the building oriented to a specific compass direction—more important for
religions-- (you may need to ask) – if so, why?
The building was built by the use of bricks and iron sheets. The style used is like the ancient style for the Roman Catholic churches
Location building style (inside): describe the interior colors, layout, room size, room use, room restrictions, multiple levels, décor, disbursement of information, use of symbols and icons, art or advertisements.
_Inside the building there are designs and decorations of Mary mother of Jesus, Jesus with the cross as he was being punished and finally when he is on the cross crucified between two thieves
Smoking or non-smoking: Non-smoking event
Type of event: Attending a normal mass
Event details: This was just another normal worship day in which many people turned up to worship.
To what degree were you already familiar with this type of event: This is my normal place of worship so I was highly familiar with everything.
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Name_____________________
Who did you attend the event with: My family members
The worship and performance rooms:
How big are they: _The rooms are very big
How many could they accommodate:__850
Are there seating arrangements:_Yes
How many windows: __120_____________________________________________________________________ Describe the lighting: __Natural light through windows and translucent ironsheets provide enough light during the mass. However, there is also supplementary use of electricity in which bulbs are installed.
Colors used: _White and green colors used by the church leaders.__________________________________________________________________________________ Where is the focal point: The alter where priests seat
How well does sound travel: The sound travels well due to the fact there is use of public address system_______ What was the reverence of participants in the space: _God
Is there an alter, shrine, or stage: Yes
What scents or smells do you notice: _incense perfume_
What symbols did you notice: The Cross
What ritual objects did you see: _Holy water that was located at all entrances of the church.
Describe the participants: (use additional paper if needed)
Estimate the total number of participants: 800
Estimate the total number of participants by race and age, and gender:
White (total)__400______ Gender total: m__180________f__220________
0-10 m_20____f_23______11-15 m__25___f___32____16-18 m__39_____f____22_______19-25 m_50_____f___54_____
26-35 m_15____f__17_____ 36-45_ m_12____f___20____46-55 m__3___f____6____56-65 m__6___f____12___15_____
66-75 m__10___f___15____76+ m___5__f___7____
Black (total)__200______ Gender total: m____80______f__120________
0-10 m__4___f____9___11-15 m__4___f__9_____16-18 m__2_____f____10_______19-25 m__7____f___12_____
26-35 m__20___f___30____ 36-45_ m__11___f___25____46-55 m___12__f____20____56-65 m___7__f____15________
66-75 m____5_f___10____76+ m___2__f__6_____
Asian (total)___50_______ Gender total: m____20______f___30_______
0-10 m__1___f____0___11-15 m__7___f___0____16-18 m____0___f___0________19-25 m__4____f___6_____
26-35 m__3___f___0____ 36-45_ m_____f___6____46-55 m__5___f___6_____56-65 m_____f_____6_______
66-75 m__2___f__6_____76+ m_____f__0_____
Native American (total)__100______
0-10 m___10__f_______11-15 m__2___f___0____16-18 m____5___f___9________19-25 m___0___f____13____
26-35 m___1__f___10____ 36-45_ m__3___f_5______46-55 m_____f____7____56-65 m__0___f____20________
66-75 m__5___f_______76+ m_____f__10_____
Asian Pacific Islander (total)__50______ Gender total: m__24________f____26______
0-10 m___2__f__1_____11-15 m__1___f__4_____16-18 m____1___f____2_______19-25 m_3_____f___2_____
26-35 m___3__f__3_____ 36-45_ m__3___f__2_____46-55 m__1___f___3_____56-65 m___4__f____2________
66-75 m___4__f__2_____76+ m___2__f____5___
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Name_____________________
What did the participants do: (e.g. sing, read, stand, sit, recite, chant, meditate, listen, pray, applaud etc.)
They sang, prayed and meditated
What is the primary language spoken? English
Were there multiple activities? No
How long was each of the different activities? Less than 5 minutes with the summon taking the longest time possible
Describe your interaction with the people: (use additional paper)
I mainly interacted with the people that I has shared the bench with, these were my brothers and sisters.
How did the children act? They children kept on playing in the midst of the summon, others cried and they had to be taken out of the church.
What were the participants wearing? _Dresses and suits for women and gents respectively
Who lead the activity? The Chief Priest
Gender: Male Age_65 What were they wearing? Church robes
Did you speak with anybody?
Name Gregory, status Single religious leader
Lay leader, just an ordinary follower Yes
What did you discuss?
How the church had developed over the years
Do they have printed information: No
What printed information did you collect:
You should collect printed information to substantiate your attendance to this activity. What printed information was distributed or available? Include these items with your report.
What notes do you have about your experience?
This has been my common place of worship for years but every day I attend the mass I normally feel like it’s a new church all over again.
How did the event make you feel?
I felt relieved and free of the burdens that I had been carrying throughout the week.
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Name_____________________
How does this experience compare to experiences with which you are more familiar?
This was the best experience ever
What are your general impressions: can you infer any information about gender stratification, disparity in wealth, racial segregation or any other social issues we have discussed throughout the course?
There are no any form of discrimination in the church, everybody in the church was friendly and socialized with everybody.
Take a selfie of you at the event.
Insert your selfie here:
Take a picture of the venue. Insert the picture here:
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Name_____________________
Other notes:
This is one of the best places of worship and I encourage more people to come into this church._____________________________________________________________________
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