An Ethnographic Study Macy’s Employees Social Performances In my ethnographic study‚ I apply theoretical concepts developed by Erving Goffman in The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life to the behavior of employees in the retail department store‚ Macy’s. Goffman (1959) argues that social interactions in everyday life can be understood as presentations between performers and audiences. Within social establishments‚ he suggests four analytical frameworks may govern how performers stage their “characters”
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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
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Integrating Social Media to Publicize Events Introduction Events management is very important in the lodging industry as players are striving to become more competitive (Silvers‚ 2008). Clients in this industry require nothing short of quality services and when this is offered‚ customer satisfaction arises and this may bring about customer satisfaction. This study on integration of social media in events management process is very relevant in the lodging operations
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To be at a social event‚ one must be willing to talk to people and make friends with people for that night. However‚ Holden Caulfield would not fit this criteria. It is clear when reading Catcher in the Rye‚ that Holden is depressed teenager‚ struggling with his apprehension and anxiety. Additionally‚ he not a people person and he calls most people “phonies.” Due to this‚ Holden thinks about talking to someone‚ but ends up not doing it with the fear of interact with someone he does not like. On the
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Daniel Holder‚ 16 April 2006 Page 1 Ethnographic Study of the Effects of Facebook.com on Interpersonal Relationships By: Daniel S. Holder University of Chicago Abstract: This paper attempts to assess the effects of Facebook.com‚ a social networking website‚ on interpersonal relationships via the unique “birthday” feature on the site. The study finds that this technology augments existing relationships and social obligations. The study also suggests the network becomes part of the user’s “trans-active
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For my ethnographic study I chose to examine the life at Moe’s restaurant located one block from my home and where I used to work. The main focus of my study is to compare the norms of the employees when the manager is there and when he is gone. As defined in Sociology: A Brief Introduction‚ by John J Macionis‚ a norm is “an established standard of behavior maintained by a society”. How does the employees’ behavior change when the manager is there watching them compared to when she leaves someone
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Critical Ethnographic Film Review Zapatista Zapatista‚ a film by Benjamin Eichert‚ Rick Rowley‚ and Staale Sandberg is based in the most southern state in Mexico‚ Chiapas. This films depicts indigenous people in Chiapas fighting for visibility and recognition against their country and government. When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was signed in to law‚ on January first 1994‚ the Zapatista National Liberation Movement (EZLN) rose up and seized several cities in Chiapas to fight
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so hard? Is it s lack of confidence‚ a desire to fit in‚ just to let loose‚ or one of the other many possibilities? In this essay I reflect upon a few of the many parties I attended this past semester and studied the party goers so i could perhaps understand the drive to get so out of hand. During the course of composing my field notes‚ which I have blended into my essay‚ I gathered experiences as both an insider and an outsider to the environment to search for the answer to some of my questions
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Ethnographic Study of Bikram Yoga Alicia Rawlings MLS 502 September 25‚ 2012 Prof. Gereboff Bikram yoga has become an immensely popular activity in the United States in the twentieth‚ going on into the twenty-first‚ century. Bikram Choudhury has 1‚650 studios worldwide showing that there is growing popularity for this very specific type of yoga on a very large scale (Shakespeare‚ 2006). However‚ it is the United States that is showing the most rapid growth with upwards of “25 million expressing
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Living in a small town with few cultural differences‚ people after years living around each other having adapted to each other’s culture-made it difficult for me to choose a place. After‚ asking the professor for an advice about where to complete my ethnographic report‚ as suggested to visit a church‚ I decided to visit the Sikh temple located in Delano on Sunday‚ January 7th. I drove by the temple‚ but no one was around‚ but a sign with the local number. Having called so many times-no response‚ I decided
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