New York City encompasses urban ethnographies that represent cultures around the divergent globe. In these cultures‚ one can see the dynamic traditions of China on one street‚ and the traditions of Africa on the next. The city is truly an amazing place to become a global citizen of the world. As a student that gets to live and learn each day in this environment‚ I am blessed. After only a few months‚ my perspective has changed for the better. Viewing new religions and philosophies‚ it is
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information about human culture: ethnography and ethnology. Each approach has a specific goal. Each approach employs a variety of methods for data collection and analysis‚ all of which carry benefits but also challenges. Along with the challenges of data collection‚ field anthropologists face an additional set of logistical‚ emotional‚ and ethical obstacles. Anthropology is a difficult field but provides an important perspective on cultural diversity. Ethnography and Ethnology both attempt at reaching
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Ethnography is defined as “A branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures.” (Dictionary.com 2017) We’ve read two ethnographies so far that explores the culture of two different groups of people in two very different ways: “Culture and the Senses: Bodily Ways of Knowing in an African Community” By Kathryn Linn Geurts and “Real Black: Adventures in Racial Sincerity” By John L. Jackson. Both authors exploring each culture differently but were still able to magnificently
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The Status of Starbucks For my ethnography project‚ I decided to observe the Starbucks on Rockside Road in Independence‚ Ohio. My plan was to observe the subculture of Starbucks’ customers. A subculture is defined as a “structured social inequality or‚ more specifically‚ systematic inequalities between groups of people that arise as intended or unintended consequences of social processes and relationships.” My question was twofold. Does Starbucks appeal to certain social statuses? And if so‚
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Greektown Ethnography I took a trip to Greek town Casino in Detroit Michigan with my father‚ this trip was something of an unexpected trip but I figured it was a great place to observe the behaviors of many different cultures as Greek town casino is the home of a multicultural society. I wanted to observe the behaviors of those between African American’s and Caucasian persons. I wanted to see if one race over the other tended to gamble more or if one culture got more aggressive
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within the WTW program can provide people with the skills to be people self-sufficient? What part does the employer play in the success of immigrants retaining gainful employment? Ethnography is the study of social interactions‚ behaviors‚ and perceptions that occur within groups and communities. The central aim of ethnography is to provide insight into a particular group’s views and actions through the collection of detailed interviews and observations. A strong emphasis is placed on exploring the
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This auto-ethnography will examine my personal experiences working in various roles within the Australian corporation‚ Woolworths‚ over the course of the last five years; focusing primarily on the similarities and differences I’ve been witness to within different divisions of the company. My aim is to provide an insider’s perspective that outlines the culture of the company by examining its’ structure‚ purpose‚ values and practices. Using my own observations I will look at individual roles‚ training
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ENG-101 27 September 2013 Mini- Ethnography Assignment #2 I recently sat in on Mrs. Czerneks upper history level class on Friday September 27. When I first entered the class room at 9:45‚ I was shocked to see 6 students already here 15 minutes early. The 6 students that were in the room were sitting down so I decided to note their desk selection. Two of the students were in the back‚ the other two were in the “T” section in front of the teacher and that last two were all the way to the right
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ANT 2000 Tattoo Ethnography The individual I am going to be interviewing is a twenty-two year old African American male originally from Miami‚ Florida but moved up to Gainesville‚ Florida to attend school and major in Architecture. He is currently working as a security guard at North Florida Regional Medical Center. The description of the tattoo is a picture of two dices and flames surrounding the letters MAR which is a nickname the individuals’ mother gave him; and the tattoo is located on the
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Madison Cerda Interpersonal Communications Ethnography Report Social Penetration Theory October 1‚ 2012 As I began this assignment I wasn’t completely sure what concept I was going to observe. In result‚ I went to a location without knowing what exactly I was looking for‚ I just observed my surroundings immensely. As I sat there in Starbucks for over an hour I felt a bit out of luck since nothing was catching my eye that would relate to a concept that we had learned about within the past
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