The Alien Ethnographer Imagine that you are an ethnographer froma different planet. As part of your alien Ph.D. requirements, youhave been sent to earth to conduct an ethnographic study of any“human activity†of your choosing. This activity may be somethingyou are currently witnessing (e.g., behavior in the student center)or something you have witnessed in the past (e.g., a familycelebration of a specific holiday). You are to conduct a smallethnographic study of this observed activity by briefly answeringthe following questions.
1. What is the name given to this activity?
2. What is the purpose of the activity?
3. What procedures are used to perform the activity?
4. What are the time and space requirements of the activity?
5. What are the personnel requirements of the activity?
6. What is the nature of the social organization?
7. What are the occasions for performance of the activity?
