¶ … Skateboard park, urban center
Date and time of your observations: Saturday, 4PM
Why you chose the setting: The setting is close by, but it still offers insight into a subset of youth culture in the city. I have never paid attention to the anthropological and sociological dynamics of a skateboard subculture. I am interested in finding out any patterns or new information.
Description of the setting: The skateboard park is about the size of half a football field. It is large enough that I count roughly fifty people, if not more, present during the time of my observation period. The skateboard park itself consists of concrete shaped and molded so skaters can practice their tricks. The concrete has been painted by artists, who have created an urban aesthetic replete with graffiti-style font and stylized imagery including faces and psychedelic designs. There are some green spaces in the distance, surrounding the skateboard park. A few skaters take breaks and sit under the...
Indeed, during my second observation, which would occur during peak commuter hours, between 7:30 and 8:30 AM on a Thursday, I would see this process repeated 7 times. Trains would run more frequently and crowds would be thicker during this time. Where I estimated roughly 40 people at the most at any one time during my preliminary observation, the same station contained what I estimated to be 400 to
There seemed to be a certain class-based attitude in their behavior, as if they were asserting their right to be in the park, over the largely more affluent playground-goers by using their dog. The children in the playground were all attended by mothers. The mothers did not seem to know each other well, perhaps because the children were all of different ages. Some of the mothers just watched their children
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