Summarising Clifford Geertz’ ‘Thick Description: Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture’ Drishta Gopala‚ 3351‚ B.Sc.(H) Anthropology- II Year Geertz starts his article discussing the radical nature of the concept of ‘Culture’‚ one around which the entire field of Anthropology has arisen. He compares it to all other powerful scientific concepts and ideas that rose to fame and power‚ that due to resolving multiple fundamental problems‚ are thought to be the ultimate solution to all problems and
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Dominoes was forced to make changes to their “cookie-cutter” business model by extending store hours. This was necessary to survive because Icelanders prefer to stay up late‚ and consequently‚ expect restaurants to be open late. (Gibson‚ 2006) Subway fast-food chain is another company that learned valuable lessons about cultural awareness. Their Director of International Operations was once quoted as saying “while we want (our partners) to be really aggressive and believe in the brand‚ we don’t
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like Subway. Higher Calories vs. Lower Calories When choosing what kind of food establishment you want to go to‚ it is always a good idea to know the nutritional information for the food you want to eat. By knowing this information‚ you will be able to make a better decision towards choosing an establishment that serves healthier food keeping you in better shape. McDonald’s Calories McDonalds’ food tends to have higher calories than foods that you would find at an establishment such as Subway. The
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man on his motorbike it was mikes dads friend. Finaly they got to the zoo and they saw some birds also mike spotide out the lion. His dad saw an elephant with huge ears however it had very long tusks. After they went to the zoo they went to subway for lunch. For a treat they went to asda meanwhile mike chose a football and his dad got it for him gbjsdbhdjfsohjdsodsffffffff gjkrgjkrog sdkbgddsfvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv THE ZOO DAY Once there was a boy called mike he lived with his dad
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was climbing the subway steps. A very beautiful girl approached and told him that there was no smoking in the subways. Ahmed pointed out that he was leaving the subway‚ not entering it and that he had not yet lit up. The girl repeated her injection. Ahmed repeated his observation. After a few such changes‚ each of them became angry. “If I let you do it‚ I would have to let everyone do it‚” the girl said. Ahmed asked himself why the girl was telling him not to smoke on the subway. “Are you the police
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palsy whilst at school and Bourgois’ son had just been diagnosed with this condition‚ which reduced him (and me!) to tears. Bourgois does often show his disdain at their actions which does question the credibility of the ethnography‚ but I feel that it just lets the ethnography be all the more honest and perhaps surely it is more credible for him to have been upfront and reflect on his outbursts and its effects on the subjects as he
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observation took place at Waretown High in California Central Valley. Her method was using ethnographic to observed on 60 senior girl at Waretown High. Half of the girls in her observation were Mexican American. Ethnography is a method conducts by observation life of a group of people. Ethnography raises questions about social life of a group of people. By having an established understanding about cultural‚ historical and structural forces‚ help the readers understand the differences across the different
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After reading "Coping with Stress: An Ethnography of Firefighters” I believe Rubenstein completed an ethnography. Through his use of observation and the interviewing of an informant‚ the author gained insight into how some firefighters deal with stress. Rubenstein faced a few challenges: he couldn’t observe or experience the major causes of stress on firefighters. He couldn’t ride with the firefighters to a call or have firsthand observations of a fireman’s actions inside a burning building. He
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Traffic is the biggest problem in Turkey‚ especially in İstanbul. People have a hard time because of the traffic problems in İstanbul. İstanbul has many traffic problems such as‚ not subway‚ uneducated drivers‚ unplanned roads and many cars. Moreover‚ government know that‚ These problems have patmanent solutions. However‚ government can’t maket them. To begin with İstanbul is unplanned place. Roads and traffic’s field are jumble. For example‚ every morning mecidiyekoy‚ taksim and fisrt river are
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neither easy nor convenient. Both JFK and LGA are reachable by a combination of subway and bus. The newly opened JFK Airtrain is available by taking the subway‚ bus or Long Island Railroad to Jamaica Center and transferring there for an additional cost. It would be wise to expect at least a 90 minute trip from midtown to JFK or LGA as a minimum. Also the lack of elevators will make bringing luggage up and down subway stairs difficult. Taxis and suburban shared ride vans are available. Use the phones
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