Life in the Bronx during COVID-19: Project Results

This is much closer, although I hope you are putting in an appropriate amount of hours. This reads like an essay and all that was required were responses to six basic proposal questions.

Project Proposal (please include each of these questions in yourproposal):

1. Which Project Option did you choose (A, B, C, and D are described in the syllabus) and why?

I am choosing Option B because…

2. Who will you be interviewing (first names are fine) and what cultural background/backgrounds do they represent?

I will interview ______________, ____________, and _______________. One is retired, one is a low-level health care worker, and one is a city transit worker.

3. What is your interview schedule? In other words, when do you plan to conduct your interviews?

6/14 6 p.m. ____________(name of person) phone interview

4. What cultural anthropology topics will you be focusing on (ie. race/ ethnicity; marriage, family, and kinship; culture; and/or religion)?

The focus will be marriage and family in light of the pandemic.

5. List at least three closed-ended questions you plan to ask. Closed-ended questions generally have an objective answer (Q: “How would you describe your racial/ ethnic background?” A: Black Or Dominican Or Nigerian).

Where were you born?
How old are you?

What is the composition of your household? In other words, who lives with you?

6. List at least three open-ended (not yes/no) questions you plan to ask. Open-ended questions generally prompt interviewees to tell a story. (Q: “Can you describe a time when you experienced discrimination?” A: Oh, there are many times. One time when I…).

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