Ethnographic Research Ethnography is a type of social science research that investigates the practices and life of a community‚ by becoming one of its members. It is based on learning about a context and the people living in it‚ by understanding their values‚ needs and vocabulary. It requires faithful reporting of what is experienced or observed‚ avoiding any interpretation or evaluation as far as possible. Within the field of experience design‚ ethnography or video ethnography are methods used
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In this essay‚ I will argue that ethnographic museums privilege viewing‚ at the expense of other senses. I will further argue that by privileging the visual‚ ethnographic museums become problematic in two ways- firstly‚ by not accurately representing the cultures they are supposed to be exhibiting‚ and secondly‚ by limiting the experience of museum-goers who may be visually impaired or otherwise unable to visit museums that are purely mono-sensorial. After outlining and discussing the problems associated
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Ethnographic Interview: Taiwan Culture Experience 1 Ethnographic Interview: Taiwan Culture Experience Vntge Jayne Clark Atlanta University Communication Cultural Diversity‚ Professor Howell March 14‚ 2011 2 PRECONCEPTIONS Culture is defined as the traditions‚ customs‚ norms‚ beliefs‚ values and thought patterning passed down from generation to generation (Jandt 2010). The world consists of many different cultures. In
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AlexSandra Flores Bethany Hamilton was 13 year old amateur surfers. She had the determination of being a pro surfer. Then one day Bethany was attacked by a tiger shark causing her to lose her arm. She was rushed to the hospital where they stopped the bleeding. She had to learn everything with only one arm. Bethany is resilient because she is determind‚ confident‚ and she not going to let nobody or anything stop her. Bethany is resilient because she was determind to go back to the water. She was
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Name Date Ethnographic Observation I set out to find a place to begin my observations‚ not knowing what to fully expect‚ what I may find. So I decided to look around at what is close to my home that isn’t a place I frequent or have even visited at all. Then it came to me‚ the Starbucks that is only about a mile away is a perfect place for me to observe subjects that I would consider different from myself‚ seeing as how I consider such obscene prices for coffee ridiculous. Starbucks is a very
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In Jack Lopez’s personal essay "Of Cholos and Surfers"‚ he explains that his father decided to become an immigrant to the states in order to give a better quality of life to the next generation of his family. Similarly‚ in Richard Rodriguez’s essay "Proofs"‚ he stated how Mexican people tried so hard to cross the border to America in order to get a better life. As the poor Mexican males
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Examine the advantages and disadvantages of using ethnographic methods for sociological research I am going to look at the advantages and disadvantages of using ethnographic methods for sociological research. Ethnography is in-depth research into people’s lives through the use of primary data such as Observations and Interviews‚ and also secondary data such as diaries‚ and official documents. The first method of research I am going to look at is a primary research method that is unstructured
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Ashli Rice Cultural Anthropology Ethnographic Paper March 25‚ 2013 Jehovah’s Witness Arriving at the Jehovah’s Witness meeting I was very nervous about what was to come. I knew that nothing radical was going to happen‚ there was going to be now speaking in tongues‚ or dramatic rituals‚ but because I knew I was entering into a different belief something just did not feel right. Although the feeling of the meeting was not exactly comfortable‚ I learned a lot from my observations. On Thursday
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The Purpose of the Research and How the Research Was Done In “Organizational Culture in a Successful Primary School: An Ethnographic Case Study‚” Ayse and Musa (2013) embark on an insightful examination of the culture of a successful primary school through a case study. In the study‚ the authors note the significance of culture in organizational effectiveness. They acknowledged the power of culture within a regulatory framework based on its processes and products within an organization. Apart from
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Ethnographic Observation I chose to do my Ethnographic Observation at the Hare Krishna temple in Spanish Fork‚ Utah. I chose this location because I thought it would be the best place to observe different behavior and cultures. It is also close to my home‚ and I had never had a chance to explore it. The Hare Krishna temple is a very interesting location to observe. The grounds are very large‚ and the temple itself is beautiful. There is a sort of corral next to the temple
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