Privileges

White, American-born male
Live in a country that gives you equal rights
Born into a family that makes a good living
Right to go in and out of the country as I please
Going to a good college because of my hardwork in high school
Given a monthly check because of my dad's efforts in Vietnam
Have the right to practice whatever religion I want
Speak out against my government under the Constitution
Male
Get to go to college for free because of the fact my dad is a disabled veteran and I'm his son

When I go to my subculture, a lot of my privileges will affect how I do my fieldnotes and how they view me as person. For example, all Americans have equal rights, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the freedom to come and go as they please, which means the participants I will interview and look at for my subculture will be on the same playing field as me. They will understand more about why I am the way I am and I will understand why they are the way they are because I am on the same playing field as them and understand where they are coming from. But, at the same time, I have benefits that a lot of people don't have. When I go to do my field notes, some people will be able to go to college for free because of scholarships and hard work. I, on the other hand, go for free no matter what scholarships I get because of the fact my dad is a disabled veteran. So that difference might affect how I look at different people in my particular subculture when it comes to why they work so hard in their field and things of that nature.

Overall, I believe my privileges won't have that much of an effect on my field reserach because of the fact most of the people in my choir subculture have the same privileges as me. The only differences between me and the culture I am looking at is my college benefits and my social class.