Coffee Shop Research Paper

According to dictionary.com psychology is the study which deals with the mind and how we process and deal with things. In order to get a better understanding of psychology and the human behavior, I decided to conduct my research at a coffee shop. The purpose of my investigation is to determine how people act before and after they consume coffee. It is interesting to analyze and interpret an individual’s behavior due to caffeine. Caffeine has a significant impact on some individual’s behaviors because some people moods change, they’re more alert and increase energy levels. (dictionary.com) Caffeine is a normal part of specific plants. Many people believe that it can boost their mood, but they don 't know how. The reason your mood may …show more content…
The coffee shop I decided to observe is entitled Starbucks which is located in Bronx, NY. The part of the Bronx it is located in is named Parkchester. To add on, surrounding Starbucks are many stores such as Macy’s, Dunkin ' Donuts, and Walgreens since that area is a place where others are committed to shop. But the coffee shop itself is an indoor environment square shaped and large. The light is a white fluorescent light around but specifically above the table are yellow lights that are dull. As soon as you walk in there you can hear the sound of coffee beans grinding. Then, to your left there are four chestnut brown tables in the front section near the window. To add on, the cash service desk is also connected to the area where the baristas make your coffee. The cash service desk is located at the upper left area and is quite huge with syrup pumps near it and coffee/espresso making machines. To the right is a table that is rectangular shaped with stool chairs and a round table near it. In between the stool chair and round table is a newsstand with different newspapers such as the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. The walls are painted pearl white and there’s a bathroom near the section where the barista makes your …show more content…
The working-class women reduced the importance of their financial status position with their children. They urged them to stay and work in the town and mentioned that a college education is not necessary. Whereas, the upper-class women gloated about educational and money related achievements in their family. They would mostly talk about how many lawyers, doctors and philosophers are in their families. At that point, say how their family is so rich and every year their value expands an increasing amount. Upper-class women talked about their children’s success, for example, how their son/daughter graduated college and is continuing their degree in law school. The working class ladies utilized a little measure of expectations from their children. These women didn 't show the importance of a financial status position. Instead, they showed the importance of knowledge and how helpful it can be. To conclude, all of the women had different expectations for their children and their education. (Yodanis,