Tierney McDonald Michaela Winchatz INTC 333 27 February 2015 The Ethnography of Communication: Kanye Interrupting Beck Through a Social Drama Lens By definition‚ a social drama is “a moment (or series of moments) in a community when someone is called publicly to account for his or her violation of a cultural expectation. Subsequently‚ there is a process of response(s) to the challenge‚ acceptance or rejection of the response(s)‚ and either reintegration of the transgressor or social schism”
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Anthropology Ethnography of a Meal-- Food‚ Identity and Time Is there a correlation between food categories and social categories? This essay seeks to critically evaluate Delaney’s (2010: 259) assertion that "food categories also correlate with social categories." In order to evaluate this claim‚ it is therefore necessary to explain what it means. In addition‚ the evaluation of this claim‚ in an anthropological context‚ needs be conducted through the research method of an ethnography of a meal
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1) How does an ethnohistory differ from an ethnography and why does Berdan utilize this method for her research? What are the primary lines of evidence that Berdan uses? What are the problems associated with ethnohistories and what additional methods can be used to overcome these problems? A) Enthohistory involves investigating historical records of a culture in order to piece together their way of life‚ while ethnography relies more heavily on the living aspects of a culture such as language‚ customs
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Guests of the Sheik: Ethnography of an Iraqi Village Written in the late 1950’s this is ethnography of a small village El Nahra‚ in Iraq. Elizabeth Fernea‚ the author‚ is the new wife of an anthropologist‚ who joins her husband in Iraq to do his graduate work. As an American woman‚ Elizabeth eventually chooses to integrate herself into tribal society by donning the traditional abayah (what we know as a burka)‚ avoiding being seen by unfamiliar men. She lives and eats and works as the women
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Gift exchange and reciprocity in societies Gift exchange is a key aspect of life and is constantly employed within cultures to maintain social relations between people. Seldom acknowledged and hardly spoken about‚ there are many unwritten rules that determine what we give‚ the quantity given‚ and to whom we give. Reciprocity is closely intertwined with gift exchange as it describes a situation in which an item or service is repaid. According to Mauss (as cited in Reciprocity‚ n.d.)‚ reciprocity entails
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What I Admire About the Amish Lifestyle Wiserly Almonte Professor Schlager When people go to visit an Amish community on Sunday and spend a couple of hours with them‚ they simply love it. But when it comes to the question‚ whether they could you live happily in a lifestyle like the Amish‚ almost everyone would say NO. Because our society is based on material and selfishness concepts‚ they couldn’t live without all the material stuff. But what they don’t know is how great and awesome
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frame‚ unusual haircut‚ and he was dressed in all black as if he was on his way to a funeral. As I walked by the man I took a good look at his face. I recognized at first glance that the man had silly mustache. The mustache had reminded me of an old Amish man.
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"Man‚ Fragged by the LPB Sniper again!!!" That may sound like nonsense to the average person but to the seasoned Counterstrike veteran it speaks volumes. Today‚ millions of people of all ages are coming together on the Internet to compete against each other in a variety of online games. The most popular of which is an online modification of the game Half-life entitled Counterstrike. <br> <br>Counterstrike itself is comprised of players broken up in to two teams‚ terrorists and counter terrorists
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The Life of the Amish Jessie Duquette ANT101: Intro to Cultural Anthropology Jennifer Cramer January 26‚ 2013 The Life of the Amish The Amish are members of an Anabaptist Christian denomination. Amish are also sometimes known as Amish Mennonites‚ they are known for their separation from society‚ for living in isolated Amish communities‚ for the rejection of most modern technology and for the way they dress. In the United States‚ Amish communities are mostly found in Pennsylvania‚ Ohio‚ and
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MILLERSBURG — While the rest of the world sat captivated as a group of men and women‚ along with their leader‚ were charged with federal hate crimes for viciously cutting the hair and beards of Amish men and women‚ Johnny Mast was inside looking out of what he now realizes was a cult. “Breakaway Amish: Growing Up with the Bergholz Beard Cutters” recently was released and now is available for purchase at Gospel Bookstore in Berlin. He appeared for a book signing at the store over the summer and will
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