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    Applying Schein‟s Model To Cingular Wireless-1 Running Head: APPLYING SCHEIN‟S MODEL TO CINGULAR WIRELESS An Application of Schein‟s Model of Organizational Culture to the Cingular Wireless Store Located in the Marley Station Mall Jessica Larkin Abstract Applying Schein‟s Model To Cingular Wireless-2 This study is applying Edgar Schein‟s model of organizational communication to the Marley Station Mall location of Cingular wireless. The study utilizes observations and interviews employees

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    Tierney McDonald Michaela Winchatz INTC 333 27 February 2015 The Ethnography of Communication: Kanye Interrupting Beck Through a Social Drama Lens By definition‚ a social drama is “a moment (or series of moments) in a community when someone is called publicly to account for his or her violation of a cultural expectation. Subsequently‚ there is a process of response(s) to the challenge‚ acceptance or rejection of the response(s)‚ and either reintegration of the transgressor or social schism”

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    Anthropology Ethnography of a Meal-- Food‚ Identity and Time Is there a correlation between food categories and social categories? This essay seeks to critically evaluate Delaney’s (2010: 259) assertion that "food categories also correlate with social categories." In order to evaluate this claim‚ it is therefore necessary to explain what it means. In addition‚ the evaluation of this claim‚ in an anthropological context‚ needs be conducted through the research method of an ethnography of a meal

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    1) How does an ethnohistory differ from an ethnography and why does Berdan utilize this method for her research? What are the primary lines of evidence that Berdan uses? What are the problems associated with ethnohistories and what additional methods can be used to overcome these problems? A) Enthohistory involves investigating historical records of a culture in order to piece together their way of life‚ while ethnography relies more heavily on the living aspects of a culture such as language‚ customs

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    Barbara Rogoff studied cultural transmission in several families across different indigenous cultures. Her ethnographic research tries to show that cultural factors combine with biological factors to shape a child’s behavior‚ values‚ and gender identity. She was inspired by the work of Vygotsky‚ who claimed that human activities and skills take place in cultural contexts and that development is mediated by linguistic‚ social‚ and cultural interactions. This made sense to her because humans change

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    Guests of the Sheik: Ethnography of an Iraqi Village Written in the late 1950’s this is ethnography of a small village El Nahra‚ in Iraq. Elizabeth Fernea‚ the author‚ is the new wife of an anthropologist‚ who joins her husband in Iraq to do his graduate work. As an American woman‚ Elizabeth eventually chooses to integrate herself into tribal society by donning the traditional abayah (what we know as a burka)‚ avoiding being seen by unfamiliar men. She lives and eats and works as the women

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    Gift exchange and reciprocity in societies Gift exchange is a key aspect of life and is constantly employed within cultures to maintain social relations between people. Seldom acknowledged and hardly spoken about‚ there are many unwritten rules that determine what we give‚ the quantity given‚ and to whom we give. Reciprocity is closely intertwined with gift exchange as it describes a situation in which an item or service is repaid. According to Mauss (as cited in Reciprocity‚ n.d.)‚ reciprocity entails

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    "Man‚ Fragged by the LPB Sniper again!!!" That may sound like nonsense to the average person but to the seasoned Counterstrike veteran it speaks volumes. Today‚ millions of people of all ages are coming together on the Internet to compete against each other in a variety of online games. The most popular of which is an online modification of the game Half-life entitled Counterstrike. <br> <br>Counterstrike itself is comprised of players broken up in to two teams‚ terrorists and counter terrorists

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    Burlington Coat Factory is not what I would call an aesthetically pleasing store. The fluorescent lights are almost blinding‚ the signs above the racks of clothing are incredibly plain‚ the displays don’t all match; Burlington Coat Factory is not the place to go for a relaxing shopping experience. But just because it doesn’t share the same aesthetic-oriented goals as retail establishments like Starbucks‚ doesn’t mean it doesn’t design its stores to best serve its customers. In fact‚ the plain‚ warehouse-like

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    For my mini-ethnography project I will examen coffee house culture in Georgetown‚ Texas. Specifically I will compare the coffee house culture of Starbucks and Cianfrani’s. In this environment I am an outsider of sorts with still wholly a participant. This atmosphere is an interesting one because‚ though there are regulars‚ the participant base is a largely rotating one. My previous experience with coffee shops is what you would expect. Though I do not commonly frequent them‚ I am familiar with

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