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A 11 page research paper (including a one-page abstract) that summarizes observations made of three age groups interacting within the environment provided by a mall. The observation relates behaviors to recent research, in order to draw conclusions relative to observed behavior. The groups observed were early childhood, adolescents, and seniors. The writer concludes that in each case, the mall serves as a social environment. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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childhood, adolescents and seniors. Observation of each age group was conducted by this writer/tutor at a mall in Raleigh, North Carolina on Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5,
2003. On each day, observation was conducted for roughly an hour and a half. This location was chosen because this mall is heavily patronized, allowing for observation of
all three groups. However, each group was observed from different locations in the mall. Early Childhood Children were observed playing on an indoor playground attached to a fast food
restaurant. This proved to be an ideal location because the observer could sit within the restaurant proper, yet observe the play area. Over the course of an hour, roughly
20 to 30 children used the play area, although the average length of play was usually no longer then 20 minutes to a half hour. The group observed during this
time was made up, roughly, of 2/3 boys and 1/3 girls and was predominantly white. Five African American children, three boys and two girls played during the observation period.
One Hispanic girl could be identified because the observer overheard her speaking Spanish to her parents. Dress was casual and suitable for climbing. The children were observed from approximately
12 noon to 1 on Friday, April 4, 2003. This "playground" actually resembles a large hamster cage rather than the traditional playground, as it is multi-leveled with climbing nets,
a "ball crawl," and numerous connecting tunnels. The height restriction for participation in the play structure effectively limited the age of children who could play to roughly eight years of
age or younger. As the children playing were there simply as an part of having lunch, they did not know each other: however, in many cases, alliances for
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