Thinking of a research topic is always a tough decision for me to make. After my conference with Dr. Chandler on Tuesday, I am also positive on a solid topic now!
Of course, I choose something of my liking! An Ethnography on the Bayonne Elite Cheerleaders! A thing I am passionate about and a team I am actively apart of!
I want study a cheerleading teams positive aspects because social media portrays cheerleading in a negative perspective. I want to show that all cheerleaders get a positive outcome out of the experience and although it may not be considered a "sport" it is still and intense, time consuming hobby.
I plan of observing numerous practices of the girls and one boy studying their various lexis' and genres.
I will interview the two captains and ask them how cheerleading has positively affected their lives and what it takes to be apart of a unique team.
I do not have any solid interview questions yet but, I do have some research questions that Ill be asking throughout the course of this project. Such as:
How is cheerleading positively affected?
What does it take to make a team have a positive and proud persona?
How does this team differ from ones portrayed in other studies?
I can not wait to break ground for this research project! I am over excited to start! :)
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