Sociology Report: Analysis of Cockington Green Gardens Field Study

This report presents a field study conducted at Cockington Green Gardens, analyzing the social dynamics and characteristics of its visitors. The study, based on a 3.5-hour observation, details the demographics, social status, and behaviors of individuals and families visiting the park. It examines ticket prices, car types, and the park's features, including miniature buildings, animal statues, and the café, to understand the social environment and the park's appeal to families. The analysis highlights key actors, organizational aspects, and the overall impression of the park as a space that embraces family values and caters to a specific social class. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of field studies in understanding human social life and its various aspects. The study also references key sociological literature to support its findings.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Observation................................................................................................................................3
Features......................................................................................................................................4
Key actors...................................................................................................................................5
Organization...............................................................................................................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................7
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
Field work or field research is a collection of information gathered from laboratory,
library and workplace settings. Pierre Bourdieu played an inevitable role in the overall
popularization of the fieldwork in sociology. The fieldworks are mainly aimed at the
economic and social factors of the human society (Swift, 2017). In addition to this, he also
proposed some theories on how the social agents operate (Ball, 2013). The report throws light
on a field study of Cockington Green Gardens that is conducted with the aim of knowing the
development, structure and the social life of a particular set of individuals within the give
place, social interactions and patterns of relationships and the functioning of the human
society, at large.
Observation
According to three and a half hour observation, we found that a total of thirty two
people visited the Cockington Green Gardens after purchasing tickets. The ticket price is 19.5
Australian dollars per person and the family ticket is 45 Australian dollars for three people.
Therefore, an observation made here is that the individual tickets are more costly than a
family ticket of three persons. Around fourteen cars were there in the garden, which included
two BMW, three Toyota, four Holden, one Ford, two Honda, one Audi and one Volkswagen.
According to personal impression, the cars were quite classy and expensive. Therefore, it
gives detailed information regarding the social status of the visitors present there.
I observed few statutes of the animals like ostriches and kangaroos represented the
physical features present at the spot. There is a café beside the statues which gives an idea of
embracing the overall importance of mother earth and in a way it is a tourist spot. Moreover,
the colorful flowers and green plants within the café’s environments were being taken good

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care and in addition to this, the café offered good accommodation services. Furthermore, it
offered very little carbonated drinks as it focused on natural ingredients more than artificial
ones. In addition to this, natural milk ice creams were being served at the café. The parking
lot was soiled rather than being cemented. Last but not the least; the café had more family
visitors and old people in it, rather than the individual ones. It gave an impression that the
café embraced togetherness and families more.
Features
The Cockington Green Gardens is a sort of a park which had miniatures in it. It is
basically a family owned property which has over four generation ownership. The overall
setting of the park is purely based on nature and mother earth. The park is designed in such a
way that it embraced a cool and composed environment that is very much necessary for fun,
studying and also relaxing. Majority of the elements that was present in the garden are very
much significant for interpreting the overall setting of the park. It consists of various
miniature buildings of different styles and structures, designs and shapes.
Other features which attract the tourists are various statues of animals and birds,
representing them as an inevitable part of mother earth. In addition to this, many trees and
greeneries are present in the gardens, representing vegetation as well as plantation. The
controllable machines which are present on the ground give a description of human
involvement, improvement and innovation for Mother Nature. Moreover, many visitors were
present at the spot, who gave an idea of the social statuses from where they belong. It offered
an impression concerning the social life of human beings. This sort of gardens and miniature
parks gives an idea of the evolution of human life and their involvement, improvement and
innovation on mother earth.

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Key actors
I observed that the types of people present there were mostly the family members
rather than individuals. The ticket price for the family members is also less than the
individual ones. This represented that the park embraced family members more than
individuals or couples. In addition to this, the visitors mostly bought their own cars, which
represented that they belonged to the higher class of the society. Moreover, the family
members and their kids were very much consistent all throughout the observation. They were
keen to know what was going on and participated in a positive manner and took an active part
in it.
Organization
From our observations it can be interpreted that the Cockington Green Gardens was
mainly being attended by the families as well as couples. The park however, gave special
offers to the family members and it targeted a certain class of people. The families wanted
their kids to learn something from the park surrounded by Mother Nature. The people present
their almost belonged to the same social life pattern and structure, which symbolized wealth
and people having some extra penny for leisurely activities. In addition to this, Cockington
Green Gardens also provided some accommodation services which are only associated with
the people belonging to the wealthy social status.
Furthermore, majority of the observations were made very closely in relation with the
beauty of mother earth, nature, environment, ecology and agriculture as well. The green
vegetation and plantations were surrounded by various trees and maize. Gardeners are also
present at the spot, who takes good care and maintains the park, which highly represented the
social life of the people living there. The park is well structured and it appreciates as well as
accommodates the love for agriculture and nature as well. Other observables are the statues

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of various animals, farming machines, boats placed in cool water and others. The statues of
kangaroos and other animals represented that they are a very important part of mother earth.
The statues of farming machines and boats represented how human beings have evolved.
Conclusion
The observations that were being made in the entire project opened our minds and are
considered to be very important for understanding the social life of human beings. It also
helped us in gaining knowledge and experiences. It enabled us in understanding various
aspects of life and moreover, it helped us in engaging into societal activities. The overall
project proved to be beneficial for us.

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