Ethnographic research in the field

(Haviland , Prins , Walrath McBride , 2008 . An anthropologist might have difficulty in using this perspective because the coffee shop is a transitory , that is , people come to the place voluntarily and although some regulars do so on a daily basis , there are those who do so only when they can , but it does not mean that they are not part of the group or that they have no membership to this group . An anthropologist has to be able to penetrate the group to be able to learn the culture and social relationships of those

in the coffee shop . I plan to overcome this obstacle by changing the pattern at which I visit the coffee shop and by indicating that I like being in the place prior to the start of my field observation . In this way , the people in the coffee shop would not become suspicious and they would not be always conscious of my presence . Since the goal of the study is to determine the inner cultural codes of the people in the coffee shop , I should not interpret any exchanges or interactions based on my own biases since the coffee shop members assign their own meaning and interpretations

3 ) Generate at least five qualitative , ethnographic research questions that interest you about this site . Explain how these questions relate to what you have already observed

How does the group define and assign membership to the coffee shop regulars

Why do regulars frequent the coffee shop

What is the quality of the relationship between the coffee shop customers and the waitresses

How does the group resolve conflict within customers and waitresses

How do the customers value the coffee shop and its services

I have noticed that there is clearly a sense of group membership in the coffee shop and I would...