Individual Research Project

Youth Culture: Ethnographic Approach
Diary of a Young Girl

Due dates:
1) Final copy of written part due Monday March 1st. The rest of the week will be for editing and combining the work to make sure it flows well.
2) Final presentation for each person due by the following weekend when the presentation will be combined and practiced. Saturday March 6th and Sunday 7th.

Paper

Introduction: “This is the story of a young American girl named Gabrielle Woods, age 20, who went to high school in America and is now attending University in Rome. She is currently in her first year, end of first quarter, in college.” (more description of her to follow including basic info about where she lives, what she looks like, her likes and dislikes, etc”

Story Line:

1. Giulia: education

Gabrielle awaits results from her college exams. When they are posted, hers are mysteriously not among the rest. She struggles to find out what the problem is and eventually succeeds in finding her scores. She did well on all but one and will have to retake it next quarter.
In the process, Gabrielle reveals facts, times, data about the Italian education system in general and more specific details on the University she is attending. She will also touch on the differences between male and female education/opportunities in Rome

2. Teo: social life

Gabrielle, unhappy with her test scores but pleased with newfound friends she’s met at the University, decides to spend her vacation in between quarters experience Italian social life. This includes bars, clubs, music venues, dinner parties, and conversations with her newfound Italian friends.
In the process, Gabrielle teaches us about social life for Italians and the differences between them and surrounding immigrants in the same locations. She will also discover the difference in how men and women are treated in social situations.

3. Tim: sports

Spring soccer tryouts! Gabrielle is pursuing her passion for soccer. This section follows her through her trying to find a team to play for, gathering opinions (mostly negative) from people she asks, trying out, and eventually making the team.
In the process, Gabrielle tells us about the sport system in Rome and the differences between males and females involved in sports.

4. Nick: youth opinion on politics/religion

Coming home from a dinner party with friends, Gabrielle stumbles upon an anti-Vatican, pro-(separation between church and state) riot of made up mainly of young people between the ages of 15-30 in campo di fiori. She talks to some of the youth protesting and learns about their opinions on the Vatican and on current politics in Rome. She will include statistics and conversations she had with them. Her story will take an interesting twist here that will not be unveiled by Nick until the final paper is written.