During my “Methods of Research in Sociology” class at Purdue University, my team and I conducted a study. We were assigned the category of religion. We visited the local campus church called Campus House. Campus House has three services on Sunday; two in the morning and one in the evening. My group and I studied how the levels of community/family change over the service time. We were not concerned with why. This was a preliminary study to see if the field was worth researching further. This is the presentation of our findings.

1. Religion

2. Thesis
• Do attendees exhibit different levels of
community/family bond before, during, and
after worship at different times?
• Three main Indicators
– Involvement
– Demographic
– Interactions

3. 9:00 am
• Involvement
– People raised their hands during worship
• Demographic
– Mostly college students
– Some parents with kids
• Interactions
– Some conversations in the congregation
– People stayed after the service to fellowship

4. 11:00 am
• Involvement
– People raised their hands during worship
• Demographic
– Mostly college students
– Some parents with kids
• Interactions
– Some conversations in the congregation
– People stayed after the service to fellowship

5. 7:00 pm
• Involvement
– Very little involvement, no raised hands
• Demographic
– Only college students
• Involvement
– People left immediately after the service
– Very little conversations in the congregation

6. Conclusion
• Attendees exhibit different levels of
community/family bond before during and
after worship at different times.
• The morning services have more sense of
community than the later service.
– Interactions, involvements, and even
demographics decrease in the later service.