Both Lee and Marshall spent a great amount of time with the Ju/’hoansi‚ learning their unique culture and way of life. In Marshall’s ethnographic film‚ “The Hunters”‚ and chapter four of Lee’s ethnography‚ The Dobe Ju/’hoansi‚ each anthropologist discusses‚ in two different forms‚ the Ju/’hoansi’s subsistence techniques. Lee and Marshall agree in some areas‚ but not all. Lee and Marshall agree on a few different things‚ such as the types of relationships the Ju/’hoansi have between themselves
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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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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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Sociology Asses the strengths and limitations of unstructured interviews for the study of boys underachievement at school Unstructured interviews have advantages and disadvantages and as a qualitative method they are expressed through words and relay people’s thoughts‚ feelings and motivations. Unstructured interviews are interviews that don’t have certain questions meaning it’s more free and relaxed. They give us a deep understanding of the interviewees world because we can use the answers
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prepare structured interview questions rather than unstructured? Can you give me an example of a negative outcome by using unstructured interview questions? The interview process is a very important form of communication in the workplace. After finishing the required reading for this week pertaining to the interview process and comparing the information learned to my personal experiences at work I think that it is more beneficial to prepare and formulate a structured interview process rather than
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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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Assess the strengths and limitations of using group interviews to investigate anti-school subcultures (20 marks). There are many practical strengths and limitations when using group interviews for researching anti-school subcultures. The first strength is that it is a group of interviewees meaning that they are more confident especially with students who have similar characteristics with their peers in the interview because they are more comfortable which means they are not reluctant to answer the
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observation‚ by researchers trained in the art of ethnography. These ethnographers often work in multidisciplinary teams. The ethnographic focal point may include intensive language and culture learning‚ intensive study of a single field or domain‚ and a blend of historical‚ observational‚ and interview methods. Typical ethnographic research employs three kinds of data collection: interviews‚ observation‚ and documents. This in turn produces
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Humans are naturally biased‚ we try to find comparisons with new situations and contrast them to our own environments. Ethnographic fieldwork involves‚ in a certain sense‚ dissociating from the comforts of our own cultures in order to immerse ourselves in the “comforts” of another. There are benefits and obstacles to this hands on course of field work. First‚ as stated above‚ Humans are biased. We will almost certainly hold our own cultural values as a standard‚ to which the culture we are studying
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the option to conduct ethnographic fieldwork with the culture as long as the research does not pose a risk to you or anyone else. You may not conduct ethnographic research with drug dealers‚ drug users‚ anyone who is breaking the law‚ pimps‚ prostitutes‚ children‚ the mentally ill‚ people with eating disorders‚ the homeless‚ axe murderers‚ gangs‚ addicts‚ recovering addicts‚ or anyone else who is going to get you killed or me fired. If you do decide to conduct ethnographic fieldwork‚ you must get
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