Ethnography (from Greek word ethnos = folk/people and grapho = to write) is a qualitative research method aimed to learn and understand cultural phenomena which reflect the knowledge and system of meanings guiding the life of a cultural group (Agar 1996). It was pioneered in the field of socio-cultural anthropology but has also become a popular method in various other fields of social sciences—particularly in sociology‚ communication studies‚ and history —that study people‚ ethnic groups and other
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What makes ethnography distinctive as a research methodology compare to other approaches to study social deviance? Ethnographies of deviant behavior are one of the most popular within the sociological genre. It identifies studies that involves ‘personal observation‚ interaction‚ and experience (as) the only way to acquire accurate knowledge about deviant behaviour’ (Adler‚ 1985:11) Ethnography requires having a input to various fields such as anthropology‚ sociology and criminology in order to
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A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service‚ whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen (in UK English). Cafeterias are different from coffeehouses‚ although that is the Spanish meaning of the English word. Instead of table service‚ there are food-serving counters/stalls‚ either in a line or allowing arbitrary walking
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groups and people as they go about their everyday lives.” Ethnographers do this by going out and “getting close” to the participants for prolonged periods of time in their natural setting. Emerson et al. Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes‚ p.1 Ethnography moves from the specific to the general. (inductive) Practice of providing ethnographic reports through a thick description--- notes that exhibit depth and complexity. As Neuman noted‚ an event could take 3 minutes‚ but require many pages of descriptive
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Kevin Glazer Anthro-3 Chino Ethnography and Culture The article begins by giving an example of how most Americans approach the study of science. The quote states…“ most Americans observe whatever we wish to understand‚ introduce our own classification of what is going on‚ and explain what we see in our own terms.” Basically what the opening quote is implying is that instead of trying to understand why something happens‚ or why someone acts someway; we try to compare ourselves to the situation
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Abdullah (08456762) Is ethnography fact or fiction? Writing ethnography is always a sensitive proposition since it involves representing a culture and social realities with countless factors to be taken into consideration‚ for example: power. Although‚ at times one still hears of it referred to as ideal and neutral ethnography that yields reality in the way it is presented without being questioned‚ criticised and diagnosed by personal values (Pratt‚ 1986:27). Ethnography cannot be easily pinned
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Some people think that school cafeterias should be required to provide low-fat and/or vegetarian lunch options to accommodate the government’s nutritional guidelines‚ but all students do not eat the same. In my essay about cafeteria food‚ I will explain what students want in their food. I will also share the likes and dislikes in the food and what we can do to improve it. Cold pizza‚ undercooked hamburgers and brown lettuce sounds nasty. Many students from different states and districts have to
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This is a story of when I fell down in the school cafeteria. This event was very embarrassing at first and I kind of felt sad. After a while‚ I started laughing with the kids that were laughing at me‚ so that I wouldn’t feel bad the rest of the day and so that I could get over it. This is my most embarrassing day‚ but it also one of the funniest days. I learned a very important lesson that day‚ which is how to turn an embarrassing situation into a bearable situation. It all started on Tuesday August
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Cafeteria Food in Schools Ariana Rodriguez English 1301-102 Professor Lewis December 1‚ 2010 Cafeteria Food in Schools For many years people tend to worry about health and how it affects their children. Health has been a huge issue due to the fact that 9 million adolescents are considered overweight. More and more children are being diagnosed with diabetes‚ hypertension‚ mellitus‚ sleep apnea‚ cardiovascular disease‚ kidney disease‚ osteoarthritis‚ cancer‚ depression‚ and other psychosocial
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CAFETERIA ETHNOGRAPHY ABSTRACT This subject of this study are JSEC‚ Gonzaga Caf and Cervini Caf‚ three different popular cafeterias that Ateneo de Manila College students often visit. Only these three cafeterias where chosen amongst the various other cafeterias in campus that are alos available for Loyola School students because unlike the others there are various stalls that cater to the students. Those not included in our study such as Manang’s‚ ISO caf and Café Azul‚ only has one caterer that
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