1. What were Rick’s sources of data? 

Rick’s source of data was, the interviewers, (truckers/employees), friends, authors/scholars (for credibility), government interaction, and independent research. 

2. How does he confirm or disconfirm his ideas? 

Rick confirms or disconfirms his ideas by introducing an unnamed informant who can disconfirm and/or confirm. Also by asking questions and studying the culture and/or environment. 

3. What interpretations does he offer? 

The interpretations that Rick offers are different descriptions of the truck lifestyle with a variety of different people who may relate or have different opinions and experiences.

4. What is the culture he describes? 

The culture that Rick describes is the trucker’s lifestyle. From behavior, traditions, subculture, and description.

5.  What makes it a culture? 

What makes culture is, traditions, rituals, behavior, group identity, and behaviors.

6. Does his writing convince you? 

Rick’s writing does convince me because Rick provides raw opinionated information. Which doesn’t come often. His writing is very diverse when it comes to describing the everyday life of a trucker from the trucker’s experience. He doesn’t leave any information out or adds “one-sided opinions”. He provides descriptions that are clear, adds his unbiased opinion about the topic, and his personal experience being there.

7. Can you see the places and people he describes? 

Yes, I can see the places and people Rick describes, because his description in my opinion is very clear from the physical description to the vibe that he had received being an outsider (four-wheeler) to the people he saw (the truckers).

8. Do you understand what it would be like to be an insider in this culture?

I can somewhat understand what it would be like to be an insider in this culture. Even though Rick’s Ethnographic study on “Friday Night at Iowa 80” gave me a better understanding of truck subculture, giving me an image (in my mind) of what it would be like to be a truck driver I still feel like I wouldn’t ideally fit in and won’t fully adjust to the culture considering the beliefs, traditions, and ritual, insider phrases, and behavior I’m used to.