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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An Ethnography of a Trendy Clothing Store The fieldwork that I present here took place in and around an H&M store‚ which is a clothing retailer of what is known as “fast fashion”: clothing styles that move directly to the store from the catwalks‚ presenting the trendiest clothes right when they are in fashion. H&M is one of the largest chain of clothing stores in America‚ and also among the most popular‚ especially with younger age groups. My ethnography begins across the street from the store
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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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I have had to opportunity to engage in several group and individual sessions with Residents over the last several weeks. The individual sessions that I have had with my resident has thus far relied heavily on visiting‚ getting to know one another‚ and building trust; however‚ we have done a variety of activities along side that as well. The first session was simply an introductory session where I shared about myself‚ and sought to find out about her. The next session‚ we interacted with cards for
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AS Fieldwork Report Introduction Aim To investigate the downstream changes in channel variables at Ashes Hollow Stream. Hypothesis “Discharge increases with Distance from Source” Location and description of the location Ashes Hollow Stream is an area fairly untouched by human activity‚ with safe‚ easy access and the Stream is shallow due to being in the Upper Course of the river. Methodology Risk Assessment Hazard Likelihood Impacts Severity Risk Mitigation Slipping Over 3 Sprains
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Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamo: Response Shaki‚ or Napoleon A. Chagnon’s 15 month enculturation with the Yanomamo tribe‚ Bisaasi-teri is characterized by fear‚ discomfort‚ loneliness‚ nosiness‚ and invaluable experiences through relationships and modesty about human culture. Chagnon documents the experience through the struggle and discovery surrounding his proposed research‚ as his lifestyle gradually comes in sync with the natural functions of his community. Much of his focus and time was
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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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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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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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led to Scheper-Hughes being expelled indefinitely from the village in which she had worked (Scheper-Hughes 2000:118) and raised serious questions about the ethics of anthropological inquiry. In this essay I will argue that Nancy Scheper-Hughes’ fieldwork in Ireland was fundamentally unethical on the grounds that she morally wronged her participants through her fictionalized representation of them‚ and that she did not seek their informed consent. That being said‚ she was also committed to structural
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