Zakaria Ibnatik Cultural Anthropology Spears 2 October 2013 Critical Analysis 1. Oring Elliot 1975 “From Uretics to Uremics: A Contribution toward the Ethnography of Peeing.” In Cultural Anthropology: A Sampler. Pp.:19-22. 2. Elliot Orings objectives for the article were to observe male urinating behaviors in public restrooms. I believe he did meet his objectives because he was able to observe them pee. 3. As stated before‚ the method that Orings used to research his topic was to observe
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Dude‚ you’re a Fag High school‚ the best years of your life with everyday shaping and molding you from a feminine boy to becoming a respectable masculine adult‚ in truth its surviving everyday without being called a fag. In C.J. Pascoe’s ethnography she examines the dynamics of masculinity carefully exploring gender conformity that’s extracted from a collection of humiliations‚ fears and anxieties among high school boys. Within the eighteen months that Pascoe tediously studied the students of
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If you were a dramaturgical theorist‚ how would you study gym behaviour (how people behave at fitness centres/gyms?)? What kinds of research questions would you ask? I would ask research questions such as: what motivates individuals to exercise? Was exercising a personal choice or was it recommended by a doctor or an expert? Are you working towards a goal? Do you follow a diet and a gym routine? Do you listen to music while exercising? Do you exercise alone‚ with friends or a fitness trainer? Does
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is taking that knowledge and being able to apply it in their daily lives. Wisdom is not something that is easily attained‚ but for those that are able to‚ they are highly respected in the community. Basso does a good job in providing an ethnography that is both etic and emic. However‚ it comes across at times as though Basso believes place-names to be a universal idea: As roundly ubiquitous as it is seemingly unremarkable‚ place-making is a universal tool of the historical imagination.
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confusing to researchers at all levels. The roots of this confusion are explored and examples of “thick description” are provided. The article closes with guidelines for presenting “thick description” in written reports. Key Words: Thick Description‚ Ethnography‚ Grounded Theory‚ Phenomenology‚ Thick Interpretation‚ Thick Meaning‚ and Qualitative Writing One of the most important concepts in the lexicon of qualitative researchers is “thick description.” In fact‚ the Subject Index of virtually every major
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together into one common thread (Clandinin & Connelly 2000). Furthermore‚ a narrative inquiry approach is appropriate because the teachers in this study have shared a common experience that is unique to each story. In addition‚ I will use auto-ethnography methods that will allow the researcher to share her experiences as data (Berry‚ 2014; Wall‚ 2006). In both methods‚ I will try to explain what specific factors the teachers and myself thought were the most influential in their ability to remain
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Short Assignment 2 – Identity Narrative Expectations We have been talking about Ethnography‚ which very simply put‚ creates a narrative based on field research about a particular group or culture. As practice for your own group Ethnography projects‚ you will write a short personal narrative‚ which uses digital technology‚ narrative elements and rhetorical appeals to tell your story. You are expected to create a map of a city of your choice and tell your story‚ your personal narrative‚ in Google
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Shokan Valikhanov Shokan Valikhanov - scientist‚ historian‚ ethnographer and folklorist‚ traveler‚ educator. Father: Chinghis Valikhanov. Mother: Zeynep Chormanova. Wife: Aysary Valikhanova. He was born in 1835 in the fortress Kusmurun (Kushmurun). At birth he was named Muhammad-Kanapiya and his mother called him Shokan. In private elementary school of aul Kushmurun‚ Shokan learned the basics of Arabic‚ Persian‚ medieval Turkic languages. His upbringing was influenced by his grandmother Aiganym
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August 22‚ 2012 Sub-Fields of Anthropology: 1. Biological Anthropology – can demonstrate: how populations vary (biological variations; hair color‚ blood type‚ etc.) that past populations have evolved that modern human populations are evolving and changing through time. Biological/Physical Anthropology: Foundations in 1900’s – recognition of variation‚ concern over how species came to be. Major research areas: Paleoanthropology – anthropology concerned with fossil hominids; study of
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Claude Levi-Strauss Known as one of the greatest intellectuals of the twentieth century‚ Claude Levi-Strauss‚ a French anthropologist‚ has a prominent place in the development of the theory of structural anthropology. He is regarded as one of the primary figures on which structuralism thought is based. Levi-Strauss has proven himself to be very influential throughout the United States and various parts of Europe. Claude Levi-Strauss was born in Brussels‚ Belgium on November 28‚ 1908. He
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