Examples Of Ethnographic Analysis Of Peru

Culture is dynamic; it is transmitted from generation to generation. Every culture experiences an inevitable influence by others. This cultural diffusion is spread among different cultures through individuals or groups of people. Therefore, the ethnographic represents a significant study that contributes to the best observation of social practices and interactions of members of a culture about their daily lives and costumes. An ethnographic interview allows us to question and understand the environment of the individuals.
According to Parillo states that “Interactionists say they do not ignore the macro-elements of society but that, by society, is a structure in which people interact, and why and how they do that needs investigation and explanation.” (p.21). For that reason, it is important to collect data through an ethnographic interview which reflects the costumes, beliefs, language and issues to demonstrate how real people live.
My mother, Carla Ruiz, is a Peruvian woman who was born in a low-income family from a small village in the Peruvian Andes, her grandfather was Spaniard, and her grandmother was a Peruvian indigenous. Many members
The ethnocentrism of white people in Peru has its center of power in its tendency to occupy the highest politic and economic position. Being white people the dominant group in Peru. She said that when she arrived to Lima on the seventies, people of the cities called the newcomers with derogatory names such as “cholos” or “serranos”, in reference to their ethnic. Even though this negative environment, she achieved to have her own business in the capital, however, constantly she had to fight against the discrimination. According to Parrillo argues that “The outsiders are not good enough to share the land and resources with the “chosen people” already there”