Ethnographic films have focused on one key component‚ reality. It is the goal of ethnographic filmmakers to do their best to try to‚ in their minds‚ to the best of their abilities‚ express that perfect representation of the real. According to Peter Loizos‚ real[ism] “appears as it does in real life” as if the camera is an unseen observer; “Realism is life as it is lived and observed” (Loizos 165-66) and reveals the “whole bodies [...] whole people [...] whole life” (Loizos 7). That reality can only
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Culture Paper: 24.5 % Due on Monday‚ 12/02- Each student will select a specific culture and write a minimum 5 page paper (double spaced‚ 12pt.‚ Times New Roman) describing it utilizing an anthropological perspective. You may select any culture or subculture to write your paper on as long as conducting the research does not pose a risk to you or anyone else. Emphasis should be placed on applying the course theories and perspectives to analyze the culture (you could discuss their language‚ symbols
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Part I The focus of my study is the interactions inside a nursing home environment. I observed the social interactions between the elders and nurses‚ elders and family‚ and elders among other elders. The reason why I decided to study this particular group of people was primarily because my grandma currently resides in a nursing home. I also wanted to observe how elders keep up with relationships and social interactions when living in a nursing home. Although my grandma was at the nursing home where
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the reflexive question when working with the Hmong elderly. The reflexive question asks‚ where am I in this encounter with culture? What is my point of view? How is that perspective affecting my view of these events? How is this inquiry changing my understanding of myself and my culture? How well tuned is my instrument‚ namely‚ me? Pg.315 (Omohundro) When working with the Hmong elderly‚ health care workers should be mindful of the plight of the Hmong people. Understanding where they came from and
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or more." --John Van Maanen‚ 1996. "Ethnography literally means ’a portrait of a people.’ An ethnography is a written description of a particular culture - the customs‚ beliefs‚ and behavior - based on information collected through fieldwork." --Marvin Harris and Orna Johnson‚ 2000. "Ethnography is the art and science of describing a group or culture. The description may be of a small tribal group in an exotic land or a classroom in middle-class suburbia." --David M. Fetterman‚ 1998. Ethnography
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According to the world of oncology and being what is known as an Oncology Nurse Navigator‚ unfortunately‚ encounters with new patients seems to be more frequent than not. However‚ with the framework of Data‚ Information‚ Knowledge‚ Wisdom (DIKW) greeting cancer patients obtaining data and information can be an indicator of what could possibly be a barrier to their care. Considering patients that are told they have cancer can be overwhelming within itself‚ and giving them more information when I
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Bibliography Hmong Involvement in the Vietnam War Literature Review Outline I. Introduction A. History of Hmong existence in America (Barr‚ 2005; Mote‚ 2004; Castle‚ 1993) B. Hmong Values (Moore‚ 2003; Moua‚ 1995) C. Conflicts between Hmong culture and American culture (Moua‚ 1995) II. Body A. History of Hmong existence in America 1. Secret Vietnam War in Laos (Barr‚ 2005; Castle‚ 1993; Murphy 1997) 2. Communists persecute Hmong in Laos (Castle‚ 1993; Barr‚ 2005) B. Hmong Values
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the theory mentions that the mental apparatus can be divided into conscious‚ unconscious‚ and Pre-Conscious. Then the Topographic theory was then replaced with the structure theory‚ this theory states the mental state consists of the id‚ ego‚ and super ego. The id exists at the beginning of birth which is the basic natural instincts. The ego develops as someone ages consisting between urges and the external world‚ and is based on the “reality principle”. The super-ego is related with ego and has
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twg? Who are Hmong? Hmong people are the sub-group of Miao ethnicity who originated from Southern China to Laos‚ Vietnam‚ and Thailand to escape from government protest to take away land. When Hmong people made it to the other side and have settled down‚ another war broke out causing many to lose loved ones once again. This war was commonly known as the Vietnam War or the Secret War. It has been forty years since Hmong ran across the muddy land and reached the United States. Today‚ Hmong people‚ especially
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In view of the elements elaborated above‚ my research question can be decomposed into two stages. Firstly‚ it is important to ask: “what is the position of the local government of Aubigny towards the Hmong community of this city?” Indeed‚ the answer to this question is decisive for the rest of the development of the thesis. This question makes it possible to know who took the initiative to organize this festival. In the case the initiative was taken by the town hall of Aubigny‚ this would signify
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