A Theoretical Analysis on Hobos Hustlers and Backsliders An Ethnography by Teresa Gowan Tamara Anderson ANTH320 Hobos Hustlers and Backsliders was a project conducted on the study of Euro-American constructions of poverty and homelessness. Several notable homeless subcultures in San Francisco were analyzed‚ with particular focus given to the adult male homeless population. Gowan’s dissertation opens up arguments around the concepts of a self-reproducing culture of poverty‚ and the counter-argument
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Chicago‚ IL: University of Chicago Press. Lowie‚ Robert H. 1920. Primitive society. New York: Boni & Liveright. Lowie‚ Robert H. 1937. The history of ethnological theory. New York: Farrar & Rinehart. Radin‚ Paul. 1933. The method and theory of ethnology: An essay in criticism. New York: Basic Books. Radin‚ Paul. 1953. The world of primitive man. New York: Grove Press Sapir‚ Edward. 1916. Time perspectives in Aboriginal American culture. Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau. Sapir‚ Edward. 1915
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The Amish do not give their children immunizations‚ and in the majority of amish communities‚ autism is nearly nonexistent. Immunization is a process by which a person is made immune to an infectious disease typically by the use of a vaccine. This sounds like a good thing‚ right? Well there is a chance that these vaccines could be leading to forms of mental retardation‚ neurological problems‚ and other dangerous conditions‚ such as premature ovarian failure. A lot of the time‚ these are said
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AN ETHNOGRAPHY "When used as a method‚ ethnography typically refers to fieldwork (alternatively‚ participant-observation) conducted by a single investigator who ’lives with and lives like’ those who are studied‚ usually for a year or more." --John Van Maanen‚ 1996. "Ethnography literally means ’a portrait of a people.’ An ethnography is a written description of a particular culture - the customs‚ beliefs‚ and behavior - based on information collected through fieldwork." --Marvin Harris and Orna
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horses every other town because their feet were sore‚ and by having shoes the horse would last longer and could travel farther. Another good reason to have farriers around is because the Amish still use horses for mobilization. They make horseshoes and they shoe on the side for some extra cash. It’s said the Amish are to live the perfect life. Farriering is just a good trade to pick up. Always learning new things can help you in the future. Plus teaching it to others is helpful. They could get interested
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Diffusionism as an anthropological school of thought was an attempt to understand the nature of culture in terms of the origin of culture traits and their spread from one society to another. Diffusionism refers to the diffusion or transmission of cultural characteristics or traits from the common society to all other societies. The Biblical theory of human social origin was taken for granted in Renaissance thought (14th century-17th century). The role diffusion played in cultural diversity was acknowledged
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Data Gathering Techniques Data Gathering Techniques Interview • Interviews can be conducted in person or over the telephone. • Questions should be focused‚ clear‚ and encourage open-ended responses. • Interviews are mainly qualitative in nature. Data Gathering Techniques Advantages of interviews The main advantages of interviews are: • they are useful to obtain detailed information about personal feelings‚ perceptions and opinions • they allow more detailed questions to be asked • they usually
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Heidi O’Dell ANTH 1023 Semester 1 David Otten Anthropological Fieldwork Reducing Ethnocentrism Anthropological fieldwork is when an anthropologist spends an extended length of time living with a specific group of people and studying their culture. During this period‚ the anthropologist will engage themselves in the lives and daily practices of the natives of whichever culture they are studying(Koziol 2015). In comparison to fieldwork in other disciplines such as journalism‚ anthropological fieldwork
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Psychology * Social Psychology * Sociology * Social Work Anthropology Anthropology is the education of the past and present focusing on the cultural‚ social and physical development of humans. It was recognised from the social science ethnology‚ which both relate greatly to the cross cultural comparisons. It also practices first-hand involvement in research. Economics Economics study the way society react and deal with money and availability of imports. It also looks into the consumption
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Name : Dini Mustaqima Entry 4 NIM : 1402270 Seven Core Traditions in Qualitative Research A. Ethnography The basic position of ethnography is that this study is projected to study the behavior of the subjects under investigation when they are involved in the happening situation where they naturally belong to or do their specific daily life activity. The main research method to be employed in this study is extended fieldwork by making detailed field notes on the studied behaviors either through
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