Mini-Ethnography The chosen group for my mini-ethnography has been on football fans behaviour before‚ during and after two afternoon Barnsley FC games (one against Blackburn on 26/12/2016 and the other against Birmingham on 31/12/2016) both held at home in Oakwell Stadium. Each observation period was of an approximate 2.75 hour time span and followed the same route. Before and after the game this includes walking down surrounding streets accompanied by a mixture of home and away fans and then -
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Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Imagining a Canadian Identity through Sport: A Historical Interpretation of Lacrosse and Hockey “Imagining a Canadian Identity through Sport: A Historical Interpretation of Lacrosse and Hockey” a literature written by Robidoux is a document that falls under historical genre because it provides a narration about a real event of how sport was used promote discipline‚ emotional self-control and fair play through the game of hockey and cricket. It shows how both English
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The reason that I choose this article is because it relates to my own area of interest Ethnography and the study of culture-sharing groups. By taking this study I began to break it down into the characteristics of qualitative approaches: Focus: The article is very successful in defining who the target group for the study is to the reader. This study presents our perspective on writing an ethnography using Van Maanen’s (1988) realist‚ confessional‚ and critical tales. But our narrative is
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Amber “Bina” Cox Taherzadeh Holmes English 1302 March 13‚ 2012 WA 2: Project Proposal In our class this semester‚ we are working on writing using ethnography. I have chosen to use a restaurant for my ethnography project. I want to show how the staff of a restaurant forms their own community with in their work place‚ which sometimes carries out into the general community. I think that I will be able to prove that not only do they form their own community but also they develop bond with each
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Mini Ethnography: Part 1 In my ethnography I’m going to study a coffeehouse chain‚ such as Starbucks. I will be observing as well as socializing in attempt to compare and contrast multiple characteristics one must have to face in working in such an environment. At Starbucks the Baristas must have a genuine upbeat personality to each customer. I would like to study a locally owned coffee house as well to compare the different environments and how one might keep a small business afloat when we have
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Company Case 15 Buick: Number One Imported Brand. 1. Does Buick have a truly global strategy or just a series of regional strategies? Explain We believe that Buick has a series of regional strategies we believe this because their main focus is the American and Chinese automobile industries for a decades GM international marketing strategy was largely characterized by exporting products made for the us market in GM thinking what worked in America would work globally this included selling left
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Lacrosse is a contact sport created by the North American Indians‚ in which the ball is thrown‚ caught‚ and carried in a long-handled stick with a triangular frame and shallow netting at one end. The sport is still played today‚ and is a known tradition in my family. I first started playing when I was in fifth grade. I remember that season was dreadful. Our goal average was almost lower than our actual motivation to play the game. I was a part time goalie for that season‚and I was probably the worst
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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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Lacrosse Vs. Hockey has always been an age old discussion. Well‚ here is where it’s going to be debunked. The sports do have some things in common. With both of their fast paced play it is hard to tell them apart. Along with that‚ their physical play they can both be loved by people with a passion for thrills. Hockey is better and more enjoyable than lacrosse for the following reasons. The game of hockey wouldn’t be possible without the puck. The hockey puck is made out of vulcanized rubber. The
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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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