Ethnography Research of a Sub-Culture In the forgotten recesses of Camp Hovey‚ resides a small platoon of MP ’s‚ standing in small groups in the battalion motor pool‚ it must be 9:30 in the morning and its must be Monday‚ Feb. 13th. Behind the large HUMMWV ’s stands a small tight nit group of males‚ their ranks range in the e-4 to e-6 range‚ laughing together. This is the group that always stands away from the rest of the platoon‚ secluding themselves‚ forming a group within a group‚ or their
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Envision a world of fantasies where all your sexual desires are easily accessible. Where no really means yes and where you are not looked at differently because you’re sexual hunger could only be satiated by "vulgar" or "kinky" activities. Or maybe you’re the sort that needs a bit of a thrust because you’re too shy so you have been given the opportunity to explore all you like until you reach your pinnacle. You could walk out in the street and if you see someone that excites you‚ you are able to
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the attempt of this organisation to create a coffee culture in T&T. This evaluation will then inform the argument of hybridization by demonstrating how cultures exchange elements with each other thereby creating new‚ hybrid identities. An ethnography study was conducted at Rituals Coffee House (Rituals) located in the city of San Fernando in T&T. The study was conducted between 12:00-1:30pm. Interviews were conducted on five customers to gauge how often they drank coffee and whether they believed
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Ethnography Project: Cambodian Culture “A person without the knowledge of their past history‚ origin‚ and culture is like a tree without roots.” Marcus Garvey. What do you think of when you hear the word Cambodia? Do you think of the dirty water? The cows? The hard working rice pickers? The poverty? What does being Cambodian mean to you? To me‚ it means a lot. If I never knew that I am Cambodian‚ things would be a whole lot different. There’s a certain way in which we speak‚ believe
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Mini Ethnography Introduction Many anthropologists study their own societies rather than a foreign one. For this assignment‚ you will apply what we have learned in class to think like an anthropologist studying your own society. 1. Choose a location that you have never been to before. Write down some questions you have about that location concerning what you expect to see. 2. Spend 1-2 hours at that location “doing fieldwork.” Take detailed notes on your experience. Document your observations
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It was my freshman year. I had been dancing for about three years when I was selected for our dance competition team. I felt ready. It eventually came my time to show everyone how hard I worked over the past few months. Hands shaking and heart racing‚ I took my first step onto that stage alone. I made it halfway through the performance before my mind went blank‚ forgetting my choreography. Thinking quickly‚ I tried to improvise the rest of my routine. Finally‚ the music went silent. Sitting in humility
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Presentation Outline Using a Restaurant Culture as an Example (4-5 slides including the title page) (The following structure is based on one student’s observation of a restaurant) 1. Title: Analysis of an Restaurant Culture in Brisbane 2. Setting at which observation took place (Suggested time: 1 minute) a. Where? (Restaurant) b. When? (specific time/number of hours of observation) c. Who? (staff and customers in a restaurant where you are working) 3. Significant cultural behaviour patterns
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art can be associated with a combination of beliefs‚ rituals and experiences. Throughout the first article by J. David Lewis-William (2012) focus on the religious aspects of rock art known as shamanism. In this text the author uses a system of ethnography to analyze the different interpretation of rock art (Lewis-William‚ 2012‚ p.22). The idea of animism‚ mythology‚ analogy and shamanism were discussed during this investigation (Lewis-William‚ 2012). The foundation of his research suggests that all
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Playing With Fire A Mini-Ethnographic Study on Life within ------ Fire Authority I had always believed that firemen sit in front of flat screen TV’s watching football all day until they got a call to an emergency. Their job was pretty easy for the most part. Most of their shifts were spent relaxing‚ I was convinced. However‚ as soon as I stepped foot into ---- Fire Authority Station 3‚ all the perceptions I had about firefighters quickly flew out the window and I had a near immediate respect
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Culture can be described in two different perspectives‚ emic and etic. When a culture is described from an emic point of view‚ that means that the culture is being described in a way that a person that belongs to said culture would see it. Ethnography in an etic perspective on the other hand will describe a culture from an outsider’s point of view. In Alverson’s study on the Peace Corps‚ an etic perspective was used. By attacking the research question from an etic perspective‚ he was able to determine
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