ethnographic response

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jan/29/man-charged-in-gun-incident/

This is where the article that I used is found.


The article at question is one in which a local man fired his high powered rifle into the air near a school. The event happened just before 6 pm on Monday evening. After the man, Darryl Wilson was taken into custody, he was charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and public intoxication. Various witnesses state that they heard shots, but never felt threatened, and had no idea what was going on.

The only real cultural information is that the schools were occupied due to extra curricular activities, and that there are those who do actually possess weapons. A fieldworker investigating this event and the people surrounding it is “why were there extra- curricular activities, which could have put people in danger,” and also question “how could one obtain a gun, and a high- powered rifle at that?” The only difference between a journalist’s questions and the fieldworker’s question would be that a journalist has some knowledge of the background of the situation, and the fieldworker might not have some knowledge. The fieldworker would want to ask who was involved, and why the persons involved were present, and also why the event took place. The fieldworker would most likely use personal interviews, and some case studies might help to understand the movement of people.