Greektown Ethnography I took a trip to Greek town Casino in Detroit Michigan with my father‚ this trip was something of an unexpected trip but I figured it was a great place to observe the behaviors of many different cultures as Greek town casino is the home of a multicultural society. I wanted to observe the behaviors of those between African American’s and Caucasian persons. I wanted to see if one race over the other tended to gamble more or if one culture got more aggressive
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This auto-ethnography will examine my personal experiences working in various roles within the Australian corporation‚ Woolworths‚ over the course of the last five years; focusing primarily on the similarities and differences I’ve been witness to within different divisions of the company. My aim is to provide an insider’s perspective that outlines the culture of the company by examining its’ structure‚ purpose‚ values and practices. Using my own observations I will look at individual roles‚ training
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ENG-101 27 September 2013 Mini- Ethnography Assignment #2 I recently sat in on Mrs. Czerneks upper history level class on Friday September 27. When I first entered the class room at 9:45‚ I was shocked to see 6 students already here 15 minutes early. The 6 students that were in the room were sitting down so I decided to note their desk selection. Two of the students were in the back‚ the other two were in the “T” section in front of the teacher and that last two were all the way to the right
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ANT 2000 Tattoo Ethnography The individual I am going to be interviewing is a twenty-two year old African American male originally from Miami‚ Florida but moved up to Gainesville‚ Florida to attend school and major in Architecture. He is currently working as a security guard at North Florida Regional Medical Center. The description of the tattoo is a picture of two dices and flames surrounding the letters MAR which is a nickname the individuals’ mother gave him; and the tattoo is located on the
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Madison Cerda Interpersonal Communications Ethnography Report Social Penetration Theory October 1‚ 2012 As I began this assignment I wasn’t completely sure what concept I was going to observe. In result‚ I went to a location without knowing what exactly I was looking for‚ I just observed my surroundings immensely. As I sat there in Starbucks for over an hour I felt a bit out of luck since nothing was catching my eye that would relate to a concept that we had learned about within the past
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What does family mean to you? “People you share love with a guess. I don’t think that it means only blood relation. Friends can be family because you can become so close and trust each other‚” explained Bridgett Terry‚ the subject of my ethnography interview. What is family? She went on to describe that technically family is a social group made of parents and their children‚ whether they all live together or not. No matter where you are in the world‚ your family is always your family. It is not a
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within the WTW program can provide people with the skills to be people self-sufficient? What part does the employer play in the success of immigrants retaining gainful employment? Ethnography is the study of social interactions‚ behaviors‚ and perceptions that occur within groups and communities. The central aim of ethnography is to provide insight into a particular group’s views and actions through the collection of detailed interviews and observations. A strong emphasis is placed on exploring the
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Courtney Conclusion- Cole Introduction Teens are unique and have habits that are very different than other age groups. They hang out in certain groups in their free time and attitudes change every day. To examine the actions of teenagers‚ an ethnography study was held at a local high school‚ Eagle Tech Academy‚ in two different locations‚ the commons area and the lunchroom. The point of the study was to compare the actions of students in the commons area vs. students in the lunchroom. Behavior
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Auto-Ethnography Vincent Verduzco Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Abstract The methods of writing vary in people almost as much as fingerprints are different. This paper‚ hence the title‚ studies the way that I write. The sample of writing the study is being conducted on is an essay that I wrote using a prompt which asks the effects that technology has had on society over the years; with an emphasis on the recent years‚ meaning the past ten to fifteen years with the start of the
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William Carey International University Ethnography of the Amish Jason Fawks Mentor: Dr. Charles Jarvis Module 3A Ethnographic Paper July 2012 Introduction With the modernization of a large part of the world during the 20th century‚ almost all people‚ except for third world countries‚ have moved from an agrarian society to an industrialized one. There is one group of people
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