Basseri ANT 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Introduction The Basseri are a nomadic‚ pastoral tribe of the Fars region of present-day Iran. They have formerly been part of the so-called Khamseh confederation. The area that the Basseri migrate in is the steep mountains of South‚ East and North Shiraz. The "tent" is the basic unit of social organization among the Basseri. All tents have a recognized head that deals with the formal officers of the tribe‚ villagers‚ and
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What has Denise Levertov’s poem‚ “In Thai Binh (Peace) Province” clarify for you about history and memory. Levetov’s poem “In Thai Binh (Peace) Province” shows how sometimes the collective memory that is the history of a society is used by those within that society as a substitute for a lack of personal connection. This inevitably clouds not only the individual’s perception of the event but also hides the truth‚ and also becomes part of the collective memory. This perpetual motion of fallacies via
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communicating between members in a small organization. By using ethnography of communication‚ the researchers did fieldwork and interviews to discover how humor link coworkers together on a typical work day. According to Hammersley and Atkinson‚ “the researchers were interested specifically in humor in organizations and how it forms a particular way of communicating.” (p.g 285) Also in the article‚ they explain researchers using ethnography of communication to discover the study through three simple
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The reason that I choose this article is because it relates to my own area of interest Ethnography and the study of culture-sharing groups. By taking this study I began to break it down into the characteristics of qualitative approaches: Focus: The article is very successful in defining who the target group for the study is to the reader. This study presents our perspective on writing an ethnography using Van Maanen’s (1988) realist‚ confessional‚ and critical tales. But our narrative is
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Amber “Bina” Cox Taherzadeh Holmes English 1302 March 13‚ 2012 WA 2: Project Proposal In our class this semester‚ we are working on writing using ethnography. I have chosen to use a restaurant for my ethnography project. I want to show how the staff of a restaurant forms their own community with in their work place‚ which sometimes carries out into the general community. I think that I will be able to prove that not only do they form their own community but also they develop bond with each
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Mini Ethnography: Part 1 In my ethnography I’m going to study a coffeehouse chain‚ such as Starbucks. I will be observing as well as socializing in attempt to compare and contrast multiple characteristics one must have to face in working in such an environment. At Starbucks the Baristas must have a genuine upbeat personality to each customer. I would like to study a locally owned coffee house as well to compare the different environments and how one might keep a small business afloat when we have
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information about human culture: ethnography and ethnology. Each approach has a specific goal. Each approach employs a variety of methods for data collection and analysis‚ all of which carry benefits but also challenges. Along with the challenges of data collection‚ field anthropologists face an additional set of logistical‚ emotional‚ and ethical obstacles. Anthropology is a difficult field but provides an important perspective on cultural diversity. Ethnography and Ethnology both attempt at reaching
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New York City encompasses urban ethnographies that represent cultures around the divergent globe. In these cultures‚ one can see the dynamic traditions of China on one street‚ and the traditions of Africa on the next. The city is truly an amazing place to become a global citizen of the world. As a student that gets to live and learn each day in this environment‚ I am blessed. After only a few months‚ my perspective has changed for the better. Viewing new religions and philosophies‚ it is
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Ethnography is defined as “A branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures.” (Dictionary.com 2017) We’ve read two ethnographies so far that explores the culture of two different groups of people in two very different ways: “Culture and the Senses: Bodily Ways of Knowing in an African Community” By Kathryn Linn Geurts and “Real Black: Adventures in Racial Sincerity” By John L. Jackson. Both authors exploring each culture differently but were still able to magnificently
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The Status of Starbucks For my ethnography project‚ I decided to observe the Starbucks on Rockside Road in Independence‚ Ohio. My plan was to observe the subculture of Starbucks’ customers. A subculture is defined as a “structured social inequality or‚ more specifically‚ systematic inequalities between groups of people that arise as intended or unintended consequences of social processes and relationships.” My question was twofold. Does Starbucks appeal to certain social statuses? And if so‚
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