(Insert Picture) Ethnography: A Study of the State University Recreation Center Introduction Heath‚ as defined by the World Health Organization‚ is a “state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being‚ and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity”. When studying the concept of health and healthy lifestyles‚ from a sociological standpoint‚ this definition remains the basis for all perspectives. Health is not only a biological state‚ but a bounty of social occurrences‚ therefore
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to preserve their cultural traditions and therefore much more ethnographic information is available to this day. Consequently‚ this report best represents the ethnohistory of the preserved mountain and desert Kumeyaay‚ with very little specific ethnography of the coastal communities. Characterized by sustainable practices‚ the Kumeyaay people were conscientious hunter-gatherers who understood the landscape and resources and whom utilized food and materials accordingly. In some literary sources‚ it
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Caroline Proper Sociology 101 Final Ethnography Paper The Mexican culture is a very distinct culture. Over the break I was fortunate enough to visit Tijuana‚ Mexico and analyze the cultural differences represented at the border. The way that I traveled to Mexico was by walking across the border at the San Diego/Tijuana joint border location. In doing so I was able to actively participate and evaluate the cultural clashes and intensification in this border “society” environment. Before
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Mini Ethnography at Colors of Inequality Conference I chose to do my ethnographic study at the Intergenerational Spring Seminar sponsored by the Unitarian Universalists United Nations Office (UU-UNO). The theme for this year’s conference was The Colors of Inequality: Costs and Consequences Conference. This conference took place at three locations throughout New York City. The three locations it took place at were All Souls Church (NYC)‚ the Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission
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Sociology 240- Ethnography Assignment 2 1 October 10‚ 2012 5:00pm- 5:40 pm New York Public Transit A train This paper will serve to report my observation on the New York City public transportation letter A train line. I see that a lot of people have headphones in their ears‚ reading magazines‚ reading books‚ newspapers and on their phones. The guy sitting next to me to my right is reading‚ had headphones in his ears and is casually dressed. There is a guy with a red sweater who is standing
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QUEEN BEE AND THE BEYHIVE A FAN ETHNOGRAPHY Communication and Pop Culture | Dr. Dan Heaton Malcolm White 4-2-13 “BOW DOWN” On March 18‚ 2013‚ Beyonce Knowles-Carter leaked a song called “Bow Down‚” where she instructed all of her competitors to bow down before her. In her estimation‚ there was no competition‚ she was aware of it‚ and anybody practicing in her arena was aware of it too. More importantly‚ her legion of adoring fans knew it as well. The song leak served as a stark contrast to
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Ethnography Community As the High Line now is an iconic site in New York‚ there is a busy and nosy scene on it most of the time‚ day and evening. Different communities‚ visitors‚ business‚ and staff are engaging in various activities here. Visitors It could be seen that the High Line is a miniature of New York‚ which is home to different groups of people‚ professionals‚ students‚ labors and tourists‚ living or visiting the city every day. As can be seen in anywhere in New York‚ in the High Line
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For my ethnography project I chose to study the life at the library located at Bryant University. A library is a key component in a culture‚ giving people a perfect environment to study‚ learn‚ work‚ and preserve important information from the past and the present. In order to maintain good grades in college‚ students have to dedicate a handful of their time to studying for each of their classes. Most college students prefer to study and do work in the library due to its quiet and peaceful atmosphere
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Ethnography on The Nazca Lines During our visit to Ica Peru in December 2012‚ my wife‚ her family and I took a trip to the Nazca Lines in Nazca Peru‚ I was pretty excited because I’ve seen them on the history Chanel a few years back and I told my wife that we had to go see them when we go to Peru. Then she surprised me. Not only was I going to but I was going to take a plane to see them. Now this was amazing‚ keep in mind I’m not sure what I was expecting when I would go up in the plane. But I
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Six Themes in the Ethnography of Prostitution Clare Sterk reports about women who work as prostitute. Most of these women worked in streets‚ crack houses‚ and other pubic places. Sterk came up with six themes in the ethnography of prostitution: 1) A woman’s explanation for why she joined the field 2) The four types of prostitutes are streetwalkers‚ hooked prostitutes‚ addicts‚ crack prostitutes 3) The role of the pimp in their life 4) The impact of the AIDS epidemic 5) The violence and abuse that
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