Group Observation Paper

On one visit throughout my community and common environment I was able to observe three separate groups. Within this paper I will describe each group individually provide detailed information regarding body language of the group individually.

My first observation occurred at approximately 6:00 pm, my husband and I were eating dinner at a local restaurant when two individuals walked into the restaurant together. First I noticed how they were dressed, the male was wearing clothes that consisted of a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, while the female however was dressed in a knee length dress. Both persons in the party seemed to be dressed nicely however the female seemed to present herself as if she was trying to impress the male accompanying her.

This group was of three individuals two females and one male between the ages of eighteen and twenty. The male of the group was in the center between the girls. One female was standing on the right side of the male while the other was on his left. The young adult to the right of where the male was sitting was standing leaning against the charging bar inward towards the young man, while the other young adult was sitting on a chair next to the male. There were a lot of facial gestures of raised eyebrows, and indented eyebrows by the young male. He however smiled and laughed regularly, possibly indicating he was nervous in some way. The young lady to his left was very touchy feely, from rubbing his back, his left leg, even his hair, which made him laugh, lean forward and sideways as if trying t o retreat. The girls stared at each other girl with a glared, while the girl on his right moved closer standing within his personal space. The girl to the left put her arms around the young mans necks at which time he mouthed something to the other girls and smiled. The three were talking back and forth the young girls arms and hand were moving back and forth, the facial expressions began to change from that of smiling to that of anger, and distrust. During the exchange the male became distracted by other persons in the mall; not paying attention to the females around him, as they moved closer to each