Book Review: Tom Boellstorff Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human Boellstorff questioned whether it was possible for a virtual world to be subject to the same ethnographic techniques and analyses as locations and communities are in the real world. As a leading ethnographer studying gay and transgendered cultures in Indonesia‚ Boellstorff brings a significant amount of experience and expertise to this field of work. He proposed the question – was it possible
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schools throughout our country. Many parents‚ teachers‚ as well as students tried to tackle this problem; but it still remains an issue. Dana Woldow‚ who’s been involved with this school lunch problem since 2002 once said to congress “Try school cafeteria food in your district. Then see if you continue to make the same decisions about how you fund the program.”(Dana Woldow) Schools serve lunches that lack all the nutrients we need as children for your typical breakfast and lunch. Children in school
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In 1974‚ Nancy Scheper-Hughes traveled to a village in rural Ireland which she later nicknamed “Ballybran” (Scheper-Hughes 2000-128)). Her findings there led her to publish Saints‚ Scholars and Schizophrenics: Mental Illness in Rural Ireland in 1979‚ in which she attempted to explain the social causes of Ireland’s surprisingly high rates of schizophrenia (Scheper-Hughes 2000:128). Saints was met with a backlash of criticism from both the anthropological community and the villagers who had served
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different approaches which often overlap and whose distinctions are subtle. The type of approach used depends on the research question and/or the discipline the researcher belongs to. For instance‚ anthropologists commonly employ ethnomethodology and ethnography‚ while sociologists often use symbolic interaction and philosophers frequently use concept analysis (Atkinson and Hammersley‚ 2007). A frequent criticism of ethnographic research is that ‘observer effects’ will somehow bias and possibly invalidate
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provide important insights into the nature and organization of the social setting under study. In what ways can issues influence the outcome of ethnographic research? What strategies can researchers adopt to overcome obstacles to access? ‘Ethnography is branch of anthropology which has aided social researchers in the quest for a deeper understanding of different societies‚ social groups or cultures’ (Hammersely‚ 1995p365). The purpose this essay is to gain an insight into the problems that researchers
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The three types of qualitative research are phenomenological‚ grounded theory‚ and ethnographic research. What are the differences and similarities between two of the three types of studies? Qualitative Research Qualitative research is designed in such a way that it reveals a target audience and range of behavior along with the perception that is related to a specific topic or issue. The research method utilizes in-depth studies involving small groups of people to provide with guidance and support
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Enrollment student at Georgia Perimeter College. Prior to this‚ she had been homeschooled‚ with the exception of one semester in the fourth grade‚ where she attended Public “real” school in hopes of experiencing recess‚ riding the school bus‚ and cafeteria food fights. As Cumming New Life Church’s present youngest musician on the worship team‚ Loren is honored to have had the opportunity to serve her church as a pianist throughout her entire high school career. Along with being actively involved
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Offenders * Should juvenile offenders be tried and punished as adults? 11. Models * Should there be a minimum weight limit? 12. School lunches * Should government impose restrictions on what kinds of foods acan be served in school cafeterias? 13. Single-sex schools * Do children learn better in boys-only and girls-only schools * 14. Wages * There is a minimum wage‚ but should there also be a maximum wage/salary a person can earn? 15. Workaholics * Do Americans work
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EtWashington‚ TaNazjha word count 1338 Ethnography Project With this observation project‚ the goal is to get out of your comfort zone and go into places we have never been before. We should come to an understanding of a particular ritual which is being done rather we agree with it or not. The ritual I have chosen is attending a strip club. In a strip club there are performers who take off their clothing while dancing to music. The performers get paid through tips they get from their customers
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Ethnographic fieldwork is another way of using the term ethnography. Ethnographic fieldwork‚ or ethnography‚ usually consists of “spending a year or more in another society‚ living with the local people and learning about their way of life” (Gezon and Kottak 2). There are at least three different methods that anthropologists use when it comes to how they execute their fieldwork. First‚ there is the Participation-Observation method which can be described as‚ “taking park in the events one is observing
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