This assignment asks you to go out into the community and immerse your self in a culture (or subculture) that you do not typically interact with. Depending on your own cultural background and identification, this will vary for each of you.

This assignment asks you to go out into the community and immerse your self in a culture (or subculture) that you do not typically interact with. Depending on your own cultural background and identification, this will vary for each of you.

Plan on immersing yourself for a few hours in order to fully understand, analyze and appreciate the unique attributes of the culture.

Apply the terms and concepts from the textbook, primarily: Symbols, Values, Language, Norms, Sanctions, Beliefs, to explain and explore the various components of culture.

Write a 2 page paper analyzing the cultural components of the group. Evaluate how this group is similar to a culture or subculture you more directly identify with and also how the group is different.