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Record the following information:

1 The physical layout and material culture of the service:If allowed, take photos of the place of worship and any rituals observed.

2 The human dimension of the service:What is the ethnicity of the people attending?Are there more male or more female participants? Are they young/old?Are there any majority or minority groups?Are people clustered in groups by age or sex?

3 The service itself:What kind of music is used, if any?Who is leading the ceremony?What is the time of day?What is the style of audience participation?

1 The following are some questions to ask the leader of the place of worship:What are his/her reasons for becoming a minister/imam/priest?What is her/his education and training for this position?What is her/his experience of being the leader of the particular place of worship?

Using your field data, write a descriptive narrative essay on both the place of worship and the community of which it was a part. Include some ideas of your methodology. How did you get the information you needed? How did you start making connections with people? How did you portray your research to them? Did you use questionnaires, open interviews, etc.? What sorts of questions did you ask?