Jenn Goddu
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In my research of birthdays around the world, I was recently reading Barbara Rinkoff’s (1967) book on this topic. Although… Read more.
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Here’s something we can all aspire to — loving our job enough that we want to go back for our… Read more.
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I regularly follow social media with the hashtag #birthday. You can see what I find if you follow me @birthdaysarebest.… Read more.
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It’s been a family tradition for years for family members to send Ervin Smolinksi scratch-off lottery tickets and chocolate for… Read more.
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It’s been a family tradition for years for family members to send Ervin Smolinksi scratch-off lottery tickets and chocolate for… Read more.
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Milestone birthdays prompt many different reactions. There are those who plan big parties. Those who try to hide from the… Read more.
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Social scientists have long been interested in the exchange of goods as a moral rather than economic exchange. Yet no… Read more.
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The blogosphere is riddled with parenting pieces. One that caught my eye recently was entitled: “Why I Won’t Be Giving… Read more.
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Looking on the Hallmark site recently in the hopes of finding some of its archived treasures available for view online,… Read more.
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Methods
- Weekly field observations along fixed routes.
- Short interviews using a consistent guide.
- Sensor readings checked at the start of each session.
- Cleaning decisions documented as a changelog.
- Processing: normalized timestamps; flagged gaps; spot-checked outliers.
- Limits: some missing intervals during battery replacement.
Data & Ethics
Data
Upon request, sensitive locations have been removed from the public files. License: CC BY 4.0 for shared materials.
Ethics
Consent protocols used where applicable.
Contact
fieldnoteslab@ucc.ie
