Assess a scenario related to ethnography. You are invited to be creative with the scenarios concerning how
they relate to the method and the questions posed for evaluation.
Here is the scenario for this week:
As a sports psychologist, you have been asked to study superstition practices among NFL sports teams.
In approach to this scenario, prepare a brief paper evaluating the following:
Explain how this scenario qualifies as a potential ethnography study.
Determine if this culture is a micro-level group or a macro-level group. Explain and support your answer.
Explore how you would use participant observation in this scenario.
Explain how issues associated with participant observation may affect this study.
Explain the role of emic vs. etic perspectives in ethnographic research.
Recommend how to mitigate these potential issues.
Support with one scholarly resource. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly
resources, including seminal articles, may be included.