the Nacirema” in the American Anthropologist (vol 58‚ pp 503-507) Miner writes so cleverly as he explores the culture that of the Nacirema people. While using this ethnography method he was able to live amongst this sub-group so he could explore this culture intimately and capture “social meanings and ordinary activities” ("Ethnography- Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia"‚ n.d.) While Miner observed this culture‚ it allowed us to peer inside the daily behaviors and shocking rituals of the Nacirema.
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Contempoary Ethnography‚ 35(4)‚ 373-395. Borko‚ H. & Livingston‚ C. (1989). Cognition and improvisation: Differences in mathematics instruction by expert and novice teachers Bruce‚ C. (2007).Questions Arising about Emergence‚ Data Collection‚ and Its Interaction with Analysis in a Grounded Theory Study Chang‚ H. (2007). Autoethnography: Raising cultural awareness of self and others. In. G. Walford (Ed.)‚ Methodolgoical developments in ethnography (Studies in educational ethnography‚ Volume 12
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MED 5041 Media Culture Ranjani Ramanathan (s12799778) MED 5041- Assignment Research Report What is the cultural significance of Bethanyslife vlogs? Ranjani Ramanathan s12799778 1 |cultural significance of Bethanyslife MED 5041 Media Culture Ranjani Ramanathan (s12799778) Contents Introduction Literature Review -Real or unreal? -Hyper reality page 3 page 4 Methodology Findings page 7 page 9 - The content of vlogs‚ editing‚ presentation‚ observation - Hyper
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Ethnography Reaction Paper The ethnography I chose to do my reaction paper was called ‘Anxious Pleasures: The Sexual Lives of an Amazonian People’ written by Thomas Gregor. This ethnography is about Thomas Gregor and his wife’s visit to the Mehinaku Village in 1967. Gregor was a graduate student of anthropology and decided to take a field trip there to further his studies and better understand the Amazonian people. I could only read a select few pages from this ethnography so it was a little
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thirteen of Nightwork the author stated that in order to carry out her research‚ she worked in a hostess club for four months (Allison‚ 1994). This type of immersion to observe the Japanese culture of hostess clubs demonstrated the use of ethnography. Ethnography is formally defined on page six of Cultural Anthropology as the aspect of cultural anthropology involved with observing and documenting peoples’ ways of life (Bonvillain‚ Cultural Anthropology). At the very end of the introduction‚ the author
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COM 204 Final Exam Study Guide Spring 2012 *Everything on the final will come from this review sheet!* The exam comprises 50 multiple-choice questions. Exam percentage scores will be converted to our 5-point scale (5=95%‚ 4=85%‚ 3=75%‚ 2=65%‚ 1=55%). BONUS STUDY SESSION: Tuesday‚ May 1‚ 4:00-5:00‚ MTHW 210 Terms Critical/criticism – Pay careful attention to a text‚ can be either positive or negative‚ not taking things at face value‚ What is being assumed? What are the consequences
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A Theoretical Analysis on Hobos Hustlers and Backsliders An Ethnography by Teresa Gowan Tamara Anderson ANTH320 Hobos Hustlers and Backsliders was a project conducted on the study of Euro-American constructions of poverty and homelessness. Several notable homeless subcultures in San Francisco were analyzed‚ with particular focus given to the adult male homeless population. Gowan’s dissertation opens up arguments around the concepts of a self-reproducing culture of poverty‚ and the counter-argument
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identify and use a minimum of three scholarly articles from the library in addition to the text your rese arch. Keep in mind that most anthropological research‚ whether article length or book length‚ is either an ethnography or an ethnology. You may use any combination of ethnographies or ethnologies in your paper. 3. W rite a seven to eight page long research paper that does the following: a. Identifies and classifies the selected culture’s primary mode of subsistence. ( Foragers‚ Horticulturalists
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of Malaysia * Mbuti * Enga * Semai * Huaorani of Ecuador * Nayar of India * Singapore * Tikopia of Melanesia * Basseri of Iran 2. Use a minimum of three scholarly research journals‚ ethnographies and ethnologies as the primary sources of information. 3. Identify and classify the selected culture’s primary mode of subsistence. ( Foragers‚ Horticulturalists‚ Pastoralists‚ Emerging Agriculturalists‚ Agrarian States or Industrialists)
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Data Gathering Techniques Data Gathering Techniques Interview • Interviews can be conducted in person or over the telephone. • Questions should be focused‚ clear‚ and encourage open-ended responses. • Interviews are mainly qualitative in nature. Data Gathering Techniques Advantages of interviews The main advantages of interviews are: • they are useful to obtain detailed information about personal feelings‚ perceptions and opinions • they allow more detailed questions to be asked • they usually
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