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American Eateries Observation Project and Paper

Project is worth 20% of your grade.

This observation project is an opportunity for students to apply their understanding of concepts such as

gender, class and race/ethnicity that are used by Anthropologists in studies of people across the world.

In their daily life choices, human beings construct social identities for themselves that become

expressed through food, dress, and sociability and who they socialize with.

You should go to a restaurant or cafeteria of your choosing, at least three times, and observe the

people. You should look for the following:

a) The interplay of gender roles and norms, observable in how people dress, their habits of speech

and communication with each other, and other behaviors. Did you see a rite of passage in

which gender roles are heightened, such as a family party or a romantic date? Sometimes,

expressions of sexuality are also observable. Often power dynamics are present in

male/females relations. How were the power dynamics expressed? See in the Culture Counts

textbook, pp. 237-252.

b) How socioeconomic class is constructed, again observable by how people dress, their speech

patterns, and how they interact with each other. See in the Culture Counts textbook, pp. 185-

195. One question you ask yourself is how are these people expressing or maybe suppressing

their status and prestige? Often people express their social status through expensive clothes

and jewelry, or with their use of a smart-phone, or by the way they talk to the employees of the

restaurant.

c) What ethnic groups were present? How did people’s ethnic identity shape how they acted and

interacted with others at the restaurant? An example would be if the people spoke a certain

language or dialect, or dressed a certain way. When race and ethnic differences were present,

how did the people deal with each other? Were inter-racial families and relationships present?

See in the Culture Counts textbook, pp. 198-209.

d) Maybe the forces of globalization and transnationalism factor into the particular restaurant

where you are doing your observations. Does the restaurant represent cuisine from another

country? Are the customers from other countries? How about the employees? An example

would be if you chose an Asian Indian restaurant, and it is clear that the people working there

are from India. How are they adapting themselves and their food for the consumption of

mainstream Americans? How is a tourist from another country adapting themselves to an

American eatery?

You should take notes on your observations either while you are in the restaurant or shortly after you

leave. You should not speak to the people, nor find out their names. This project is strictly

observational. The people should remain anonymous in your paper.

The paper should be at least 6 pages long, double-spaced, and typed in 12 point font. You should cover

a) thru c) in the above outline and d) globalization, if it is present, along with any other pertinent social

characteristics such as age, maybe religion, maybe sexuality, and regional identity (rural or urban). The

following rubric provides an outline for how your paper should be organized.

Grading Rubric and Outline for the project paper: Total points possible is 20 points.

I. The Introduction: Describe the eatery and the kind of people you observed there. What kind of place is it? Where is the eatery located? What are the typical kind of people you observe there - such as working class males, students, elderly, families, multi-ethnic or a certain ethnicity, etc? Briefly note the highlights from your observations – that is, summarize what you observed in general about gender, class and race/ethnicity.

3 points possible, based upon: - How well did you describe the eatery, its

location, and the people there? - How well did you present the highlights

from your observations on gender, class, race/ethnicity and other relevant social characteristics?

II. The body of your paper should deal with two distinct sets of observations that describe the people and analyze the interplay of social identity (gender, class and race/ethnicity) and behavior. That is, you should have observations from two different sets of people and their interactions. You should write the descriptive part as vignettes (short stories) describing your observations with the details. After each vignette, provide an analysis of how gender, class and ethnicity came into play and were expressed.

10 points possible, based upon: - Did you cover two sets of observations? - How well you described the social

situations with details important for your analysis.

- Quality of the analysis – determined by how well you used the concepts of gender, class, race/ethnicity, and other relevant concepts such as sexuality or globalization in analyzing the social situations.

III. The conclusion: What did you learn about gender, class and ethnicity from this observational project? How did it make you more aware of the different components of your own social identity?

4 points possible, based upon: - Did your conclusion provide insights on

gender, class, and race/ethnicity, and what you learned about the everyday social construction of identity in America (and in Connecticut)?

- Did you write yourself into the project by self-reflection upon how you construct your social identity?

Formatting - You should proof the paper and edit it for writing errors and quality of writing. Wherever you quote from the textbook or other sources, you should provide an in-text citation. An example of an in-text citation for quoted material from the textbook is - (Nanda and Warms, 2015, p. 198). If you do quote or paraphrase from sources that are not the textbook, then add a bibliography at the end of your paper.

3 points possible, based upon: - Was the paper carefully proofed for

writing errors and grammatical mistakes? - Was the paper edited for conciseness and

the development of sentences and paragraphs, and organized well for logical flow?

- Were citations provided for quoted material?

Outline.docx

Alicja

Outline

    Living in Milford, Connecticut gives me the opportunity to choose my favorite local restaurant, Rainbow Garden, as the topic for my current project. The restaurant serves American cuisine with the opportunity for many healthy eating options. It is typically an eatery where women favor to meet up and enjoy. Since this restaurant was established in the early 1990's, it is in keeping with current market trends, yet it still maintains signs of respect for tradition. I picked this restaurant because of its cozy and charming looks with an authentic New England feel. It is located in a historic home with a deck, and the dining room windows face the Milford Green. The inside of the restaurant is decorated with antiques and collectibles that attract a woman's touch in decor. It is a sit-down, comfortable, casually dressed, mid-level priced restaurant. I visit Rainbow Garden Restaurant approximately twice a month. My last visit was on Wednesday of this week with this project in mind. The restaurant is easily accessible, gives me a sense of security, and the food is tasty, reasonably priced, and takes into consideration health options such as low sodium, vegan, and low-fat. Rainbow Garden Restaurant outside looks like it is a small house, but inside is composed of many different rooms sometimes used for small family dinner parties. This Restaurant also has a bar with big windows looking at downtown green. Overall it gives me a big observation area with different settings.

The location attracts residents from the shoreline community representative of a white class socioeconomic group from suburbia. Connecticut's shoreline demographics primarily consists of educated middle-class professionals, (about 88%) with a small slice of varying ethnic groups (about 12%). Rainbow Garden is an eatery where you may also view a group of professionals having an excellent lunch that is not overpriced, along with healthy eating options, in a comfortable environment where it is easy to discuss business. This type of restaurant one would typically not find urban New Haveners. The clientele is typically formed by a group of local populations just having a nice lunch or dinner with their significant others or families. It is definitely a safe, comfortable, healthful place for people of any middle-class gender. Since this restaurant sits in small New England town, you will not find a large, diverse population that would be more likely in a restaurant located in New York City. It is also unlikely to be able to observe at this eatery dynamics such as trans-nationalism or globalization since it appeals to a small town white suburban demographic.