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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There are nine geographic regions in England. They include the South West‚ South East‚ Greater London‚ East Anglia‚ West Midlands‚ East Midlands‚ North West‚ North East‚ and the Yorkshire and the Humber. Each of these regions have multiple forms of transportation and different types of communication available. Forms of Transportation and Types of Communication To begin with‚ the South West region is home to cities such as Plymouth and Exeter. Since the region is located next to the Atlantic Ocean
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of “Ethnographic Empathy and the Social Context of Rights” by Caroline Archambault. American Anthropologist‚ 113:4 (2011): 632-643. What is the author’s thesis? • In your own words‚ paraphrase the thesis. • Fully explain the thesis. What are the author’s supporting points? • In your own words‚ state 2 supporting points. • Describe the supporting points. • Fully explain how the supporting points support the thesis. Week 6 - Assignment: Article Analysis Paper 3 In the article‚ “Ethnographic Empathy
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Objective Description: The Video I decided to choose for my Ethnographic Paper is “Denver Homeless”. The video is a collection of interviews from people who are homeless in Denver. Created by “Isaac‚ John‚ Steven and Austin: the video goes to show a lot of things. They go on to ask a series of questions including: How do you view Denver life? Why are you here? What is urban peak? How do kids end up here? What leads to kids being homeless? How do programs build relationships? How is life outside
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1. Using the variables I have collected for my neighbourhood‚ I will provide a comprehensive description of my area. In my description I will draw information from the data I collected and will compare it to the Toronto CMA. I will also mention if some of the characteristics appear to be associated with each other. For part 2 I decided to look at data based on population change‚ age composition‚ median age‚ dwelling types‚ average person per household‚ main mother tongue‚ median household income
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The location I chose for my ethnographic essay was The Museum of Modern Art‚ commonly known as the MoMA. I traveled to the museum on Saturday‚ March 6th‚ 2017 and arrived at 3:11 pm. Surprisingly this museum was quite small at least in comparison to the grand museums I’ve visited in the past. The exhibit that I focused on was their ongoing collection gallery that displayed art from the 1880’s through the 1950’s. I chose this particular exhibit because whilst walking through the museum that this was
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used by cultural anthropologists for conducting field research. Sociologists tend to use the term field research or participant observation. Ethno means "people" and graphy means "to describe something." Ethnography is describing people and/or their culture from their perspectives. In other words‚ ethnography describes the meaning of the situation from the point of view of the participants. How do the participants under study make sense of the world in which they are participating? Ethnographers and
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Ethnographic Authority: A Comparative Analysis of Mead‚ Turner and Geertz Paula J. Suter Anthropological Thought and Praxis I - Dr. Christina Wasson Midterm - October 14‚ 2013 Introduction Ethnographic authority is a useful concept. Examining the structure and authority of ethnographic theory and practice helps one to gaze‚ with a critical eye‚ upon the field of knowledge that is being handed down. Before assimilating new knowledge‚ it is important to question the premises
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Through their research‚ the anthropologists Marcel Mauss‚ Bronislaw Malinowski‚ and Karen Ho each explored the paradox of temporality and relationships in particular forms of markets and exchange. Mauss wanted to know how participants in gift cultures could exchange goods frequently and yet maintain strong relationships. Malinowski strived to understand how the villagers of Papua New Guinea derived value from the Kula exchange without retaining economic value. And Ho questioned why people knowingly
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Ch1. In Hmong tradition how does childbirth differ from here in America. The traditional childbirth in Hmong has countless different aspects compared to those here in America. In the beginning of chapter 1 Fadiman was able to describe the birthing process that takes place in the highlands of northwest Laos. One of the innumerable traditions that is mentioned in this chapter is the presence of a woman’s husband during the delivery process. Nao Kao had the authority to bring his wife Foua some hot
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