Do people avoid making eye contact with you

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This assignment requires you to go to a relatively busy public space where you can have some degree of anonymity (for example, a mall, square, plaza, street corner, park, sidewalk, a waiting room, your front porch) to observe the reactions of others to you and to pay attention to your own thoughts and feelings for 10 minutes. Also, do not daydream, fantasize, think about the past or the future; do not entertain yourself with plans or internal dialogues. Do not look at your phone, text message, talk on the phone, whistle, hum, fidget, look in your bag, play with your keys, take notes, listen to music, or do anything else that might distract you from just being there and observing the people in your surroundings. Remember your only purpose for 10 minutes is to observe the reactions of others to you and to pay attention to your own thoughts and feelings.

Unfortunately, doing this assignment requires you to remember that because we live in a society with institutional and individual racism some students may face discrimination or harassment from management or security when conducting observations in retail establishments. Your race, gender expression, ethnicity, and other social factors influence how you are treated by others. Keep this in mind as you choose a location for your observation. It is important to choose a location where you can feel safe and comfortable while conducting your observation.

Some behaviors you might observe while you are conducting your sociological observation:

Eye contact: Do people avoid making eye contact with you?
Body language: Do people change their posture near you? Do they move away from you? Do they stop to see what you are doing?
Facial expressions: Do people give you a strange look? Do they appear to be confused by your behavior? Suspicious? Amused? Indifferent? What does their facial expression look like and what does it suggest?
Ignoring you: Do people seem to simply ignore you? What about their behavior suggests that they are ignoring you?
Social factors: Did you feel your gender or expression of gender, race, ethnicity, or age affected how people responded to your presence? Did you see a difference in how people were treated based on their gender or expression of gender, race, ethnicity, or age?

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