directly influenced the choice of methodology‚ which was applied by Russell. In this case‚ ethnography matches all the criteria for the research‚ because this method is meant to let researcher obtain more deep information from the researched and achieve “thick description” (Geertz‚ 1973; Cassel and Symon‚ 2004). However‚ this fact was doubted in the paper of Bate (1997)‚ where he described modern ethnography methodology as “quick description” and argues that it lacks of time observation. Moreover
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Theories from the late 19th to 20th century has shaped modern day anthropology. Two leading anthropologists that have changed the way one interprets culture and people is Bronislaw Malinowski and Clifford Geertz‚ respectively. Both established their own theories and interpretations in anthropology that has been used and criticized. According to “A History of Anthropology” by Thomas Eriksen and Finn Nielsen‚ Malinowski was one of the four founding fathers of twentieth century anthropology‚ influencing
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Book Review: Tom Boellstorff Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human Boellstorff questioned whether it was possible for a virtual world to be subject to the same ethnographic techniques and analyses as locations and communities are in the real world. As a leading ethnographer studying gay and transgendered cultures in Indonesia‚ Boellstorff brings a significant amount of experience and expertise to this field of work. He proposed the question – was it possible
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In 1974‚ Nancy Scheper-Hughes traveled to a village in rural Ireland which she later nicknamed “Ballybran” (Scheper-Hughes 2000-128)). Her findings there led her to publish Saints‚ Scholars and Schizophrenics: Mental Illness in Rural Ireland in 1979‚ in which she attempted to explain the social causes of Ireland’s surprisingly high rates of schizophrenia (Scheper-Hughes 2000:128). Saints was met with a backlash of criticism from both the anthropological community and the villagers who had served
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regarded as one of the world’s leading railways. We often hear foreigners say that the Hong Kong railway is the world’s premier. What is the visitors think about Hong Kong’s subway? Hence‚ we are doing this survey to find out the answer. In this report‚ we aim to survey interviewees’ views about Hong Kong’s subway and the subway in other countries. We also investigated of different ages visitors. Suggestions for improvement were also collected from respondents. This report is based on the results
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have been a key site of anthropological study for over a century. Trobrianders were first made famous by Bronislaw Malinowski in the early twentieth century‚ and were studied further by anthropologists such as Annette Weiner. Katherine Lepani’s ethnography‚ Islands of Love‚ Islands of Risk: Culture and HIV in the Trobriands‚ provides a modern analysis of HIV in the cultural context of the Trobriand Islands. Lepani sought to display HIV in the Trobriands as both a physical illness and a symbolic epidemic
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ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH Ethnographic research: Overview Ethnography studies cultures‚ subcultures through close observation and interpretation. In the process of ethnographic research‚ the phenomenon is being observed by direct involvement of the researcher‚ finding ways and methods to take part in people ’s lives in order to be close to the cultural context. In this sense‚ ethnographic research has collaborative nature because the project would not be possible to realize without the targeted members
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“On the Subway” “On the Subway” is a poem by Sharon Olds that unfolds “to convey a sense of fear‚ ambiguity‚ inequality‚ and inner city tension. The situation is set by the title‚ and this makes all that follows clear as far as its meaning is concerned.”(para. 1). Ms. Olds tells the story through the narrator who while riding the train observes that she is alone with a young black boy. “While nothing really happens beyond the two observing each other‚ the poem still manages to shed light to inequality
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different approaches which often overlap and whose distinctions are subtle. The type of approach used depends on the research question and/or the discipline the researcher belongs to. For instance‚ anthropologists commonly employ ethnomethodology and ethnography‚ while sociologists often use symbolic interaction and philosophers frequently use concept analysis (Atkinson and Hammersley‚ 2007). A frequent criticism of ethnographic research is that ‘observer effects’ will somehow bias and possibly invalidate
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EtWashington‚ TaNazjha word count 1338 Ethnography Project With this observation project‚ the goal is to get out of your comfort zone and go into places we have never been before. We should come to an understanding of a particular ritual which is being done rather we agree with it or not. The ritual I have chosen is attending a strip club. In a strip club there are performers who take off their clothing while dancing to music. The performers get paid through tips they get from their customers
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