Theresa Harvey
William Smith College '18

Qualitative Research Method
Participant Observation
I conducted a sample of participant observation at a fine dining Thai cuisine restaurant in Norwood, MA. The restaurant has been around for a long time and is known to be one of the best Thai restaurants around. The restaurant used to be in a smaller location, but within the past few years it was relocated to a bigger venue. I chose to dine at this thai restaurant because I was unfamiliar with curry cuisine served at the restaurant and had never been there before.
Research Question
In what ways does my social position shape my personal experience of eating a restaurant that is unfamiliar to me?
Photography from flickr.com.
Credit for the photography (from top to bottom of this page) goes to these flickr accounts:
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iconoclast020 (top photo on left)
Stephan (first slide background)
Hanne Johansen (third slide background)
The second slide background is a photo I took at a fine dining Thia restaurant