Ethnographic Case Study

**Ethnographic Case Study** – You will conduct research on your on family. The purpose of this research is to understand how your family has experienced a particular social system, institution, identity, or problem.

You can conduct this research by interviewing elderly family members, parents, aunts, uncles and etc. Limit the interview to 1 or 2 people during the same time frame. The paper should be a 4 pages, double spaced and take the following form with all sections clearly labeled. APA FORMAT ONLY!!! Introduction Depending on the person’s history, please introduce him or her by Writing about the historical era in which they are placed. For example, if the person was born in 1941 then you should do a Great Depression or World War II race, class gender introduction. The introduction should contain a statement such as, “In this paper I will….” Literature Review What do the experts (researchers) say about this historical period in regard to Sociological concepts such as race, gender, class, sexual orientation? Use at least 4 sources. For example, if the person was a Housekeeper in the 1950’s, what does the literature say about that group?