Social Science

1. Explain two beliefs common to the people or the community you researched. What do these mean to them?: The two beliefs common to the people I’ve researched would be togetherness and peace They believe that gathering every evening and share there daily goal will lift there souls. They believe that peace offer them long life and better leader for tomorrow.

2. Describe two rituals or behaviors that they engaged in. What do they mean to them? What do these look like to outsiders?: The two ritual that they engaged in is dancing and playing sports. The people at the park would celebrate by dancing with the other kids. The other families I’ve observed would partake in activities such as soccer, frisbee, tag and more. They saw this as a celebration for being together. As a outsider, I was interested with how festive and active everyone was.

3. Explain something that seemed irrational or wrong when you first started your research but now seems to make sense. How did your mind make sense of this nonsensical thing? When observing the Franklin park, I saw these kids wrestling. When observing, none of the adults assisted the children and just watched. I was half across the field when observing. I decided to come closer and I realized they had padding on their legs, arm and elbows, they were tackling each other for a football.

4. Connect one discovery from your interviews to what you observed in your fieldwork: Mrs Johnson described the park as enjoyable and safe environment. She enjoyed meeting other people because of lockdown. She described the enjoyment of meeting people of different cultures. The observation from my fieldwork shown how many people of different cultures came together. The park is just a really enjoyable and environmentally friendly. Emeka is a prime example when it comes to expressing ones culture. The music

they displayed show confidence in what they beleive in. He described why this day as important, “Well, its Nigerian Independence Day, so that’s why it's so important.”

5. Link one discovery from your social network or content analysis to your fieldwork or interviews: When exploring content analysis I came across “open-ended-questions. The method helps determine the attitude and behavior of the person based off there response. When doing an open-ended-question, it allows the person to have a longer responses; unintentionally causing them to keep the conversation going. The method allowed me to gather plenty of information on the Franklin park community. When I asked “What interest you most about the park”, and she talked about bringing her grandchild for many years. She later added more about the people and their culture.

6. Were there any contradictions that you noticed in how your research subjects thought or said and how they acted? How do you explain these contradictions? I didn’t notice any contradiction in how my research subject acted. I feel like all the research subjects connected, and the idea/concepts presented all alined together. The park was meant for a variety of people regardless of race to come together. Each part of the park had no disagreement and were simply enjoying there time.

7. Describe in detail the most significant thing you discovered in your research that you would publish if you could: The most significant thing I discovered during my research would how people of different cultures come together. The amount of appreciation towards one another intrigued me, seventy plus years ago; things were completely different. When watching the news, there are many racist acts towards different cultures and races; and just brings a

negative names towards different races. The fact everyone is spending time together regardless of race brings me joy.

8. If you had the chance to do more anthropological research, what did your research this semester make you want to study next?: If I could do anthropological research, I’d most likely study the nurses and doctors during covid. I feel like there mental health isn’t being addressed loud enough and I want to understand/observe what they’ve gone through. I feel like it's important for people around the world to understand the countless hours of work they provide for our country. During covid, they have been overworked and I know people aren’t giving that much attention.