Observation Sociology
Observation Documentation
Date: 09/06/13
Start and End Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Duration: 2 hours
Name of Location: House of Kebab
Location Address: 7458 N. Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93720
Eating Mediterranean for the Night
For this Observation I decided to try Mediterranean food. After looking at different menus; I had made this choice the food was similar to the type of food I am accustomed to. The object of this observation was to try something I wasn’t familiar with. The reason why I chose the restaurant I did was because I know myself. If I would have tried something to different and ended up not liking or appreciating the food, I wouldn’t have stayed and properly completed the assignment. When it comes to the food I eat I can be very ethnocentric. I am a very picky person when it comes to food; I don’t like to try many new types of food. Even when it comes to just fast food restaurant’s I get the same meal every time. I feel that it would be a waste of time and money if I bought something new and didn’t even finish it because I thought it wasn’t good. Even though I had decided on a food that was similar to my liking; I was still skeptical on the food I was about to eat.
During this experience I defiantly wanted to avoid Role Conflicts. I had decided to sit in a corner area of the restaurant that allowed me to be observant but not disrespectful. After the experience was over I was happy with the overall outcome. Even though food wasn’t the greatest I was able to finish it and the assignment correctly. The area of Fresno that this took place in is considered to be upper class society. There isn’t many people of that culture in that part of the neighborhood either. The menu certainly fit in with the community the food being high priced. I was expecting to see a lot of different cultures inside the restaurant but that wasn’t the case at all. The restaurant was very clean and had very nice décor. I don’t know much about the culture but from what I have seen
Date: 09/06/13
Start and End Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Duration: 2 hours
Name of Location: House of Kebab
Location Address: 7458 N. Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93720
Eating Mediterranean for the Night
For this Observation I decided to try Mediterranean food. After looking at different menus; I had made this choice the food was similar to the type of food I am accustomed to. The object of this observation was to try something I wasn’t familiar with. The reason why I chose the restaurant I did was because I know myself. If I would have tried something to different and ended up not liking or appreciating the food, I wouldn’t have stayed and properly completed the assignment. When it comes to the food I eat I can be very ethnocentric. I am a very picky person when it comes to food; I don’t like to try many new types of food. Even when it comes to just fast food restaurant’s I get the same meal every time. I feel that it would be a waste of time and money if I bought something new and didn’t even finish it because I thought it wasn’t good. Even though I had decided on a food that was similar to my liking; I was still skeptical on the food I was about to eat.
During this experience I defiantly wanted to avoid Role Conflicts. I had decided to sit in a corner area of the restaurant that allowed me to be observant but not disrespectful. After the experience was over I was happy with the overall outcome. Even though food wasn’t the greatest I was able to finish it and the assignment correctly. The area of Fresno that this took place in is considered to be upper class society. There isn’t many people of that culture in that part of the neighborhood either. The menu certainly fit in with the community the food being high priced. I was expecting to see a lot of different cultures inside the restaurant but that wasn’t the case at all. The restaurant was very clean and had very nice décor. I don’t know much about the culture but from what I have seen