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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The difference in ethnographies This essay is about ethnographies. It critically explains and compares ethnographies at published at different times by different authors .This is done to trace the differences with time. This is done mainly to identify the language of the authors‚ the themes‚ writing styles‚ how they appeal to the reader and also how they did their research in reference to the people studied. In this essay Ruth benedict’s patterns of culture is compared with primitive mind by Franz
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The first thing one thinks of after hearing the name “Subway” is healthy food. The Subway brand has brought a revolution in the food industry with its healthy sandwiches & salads. Brand History: The founder Fred DeLuca in partnership with Dr. Peter Buck opened a submarine sandwich store in 1965 to fund his education as he wanted to be a doctor. Little did he know that he was destined to create a brand which today has 34218 restaurants spread across 95 countries. Brand Name: The founders
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Interpersonal Ethnography Melissa M Mata Communication II November 14‚ 2012 Fresno City College Interpersonal Ethnography The concept studied in this ethnography was based on my own interpersonal communication over a 24 hour period. Interpersonal communication is the process of sending and receiving information between two or more people. When studying my interpersonal communication I will be addressing characteristics‚ patterns‚ emotions and encounters displayed over the time period
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Thesis: Sharon Olds in‚ On the Subway‚ organizes the poem in three parts to present the contrasting lives of a Caucasian woman and an African American boy‚ which displays the narrator’s realization of the bond they share because of their similar fear of each other. In the first several lines‚ Olds presents the setting of the subway car‚ and the separation between its passengers. A notable simile illustrates the obvious differences between the white narrator and the boy‚ “His feet are huge‚ in
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The research method chosen for this study is qualitative research. Its methodology is ethnography which incorporates non-participant field observation and non-structured interviewing. Observational field studies are the dominant research tool used to study expert teams (Salas‚ Rosen‚ Burke‚ Goodwin‚ & Fiore‚ (2006)‚ which all tumor boards are. Salas et al (2006) also state that observational studies are necessary to access information about how teams operate in their environments‚ particularly in
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ASSIGNMENT I have chosen SUBWAY® as an Multi-National Company for my assignment. Subway was opened by Fred DeLuca at the age of seventeen in 1965 with the help of a friend‚ Dr.Peter Buck‚ who invested $1000 in his first sandwich shop which was named Pete’s Super Submarine which was located in Bridgeport‚ Connecticut which was meant to fund his dreams of becoming a doctor. He set a goal of having 32 stores in 10 years but by 1964‚ they had only 16 stores. They realized that they would not be able
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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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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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