上週二，Dr. Brittney Nicole Judkins 帶 Introduction to Sociology, Psychology, & Anthropology (SPA) 的學生前往臺北龍山寺，此行目的是以社會-人類學角度觀察參拜民眾。學生須觀察宗教場所的各種活動與互動，包括儀式與習俗、社會規範等等，藉此理解社會秩序如何形成與延續。
除觀察之外，學生也須從自身角度反思，同時運用 文化相對論（Cultural Relativism） 來理解所見所聞。文化相對論的核心是，不以自身習慣或價值觀既定假設，輕率評斷陌生的文化實踐。
這趟龍山寺之行呼應前一週在大安森林公園的實地觀察。這種比較分析法探究不同公共空間中的社會規範與人類行為如何呈現差異。

Last week, students in Dr. Brittney Nicole Judkins’ Introduction to Sociology, Psychology, & Anthropology (SPA) class visited Taipei’s historic Longshan Temple (龍山寺) for a field observation exercise.
The purpose of this trip was social observation, and students examined how different people behave in a sacred public space, as well as ritual practices, social norms, conformity, and the subtle ways expectations are maintained within a community.
Students also considered their own perspectives as observers by applying cultural relativism to interpret what they witnessed rather than judging unfamiliar practices through their own assumptions.
The visit forms part of a comparative analysis with their earlier observations at Da’an Park a week prior, allowing students to understand how social norms and human behavior may differ across public spaces.