The problem of gaining access can provide important insights into the nature and organization of the social setting under study. In what ways can issues influence the outcome of ethnographic research? What strategies can researchers adopt to overcome obstacles to access? ‘Ethnography is branch of anthropology which has aided social researchers in the quest for a deeper understanding of different societies‚ social groups or cultures’ (Hammersely‚ 1995p365). The purpose this essay is to gain
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Ethnographic Interview: Taiwan Culture Experience 1 Ethnographic Interview: Taiwan Culture Experience Vntge Jayne Clark Atlanta University Communication Cultural Diversity‚ Professor Howell March 14‚ 2011 2 PRECONCEPTIONS Culture is defined as the traditions‚ customs‚ norms‚ beliefs‚ values and thought patterning passed down from generation to generation (Jandt 2010). The world consists of many different cultures. In
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Generally‚ we learn some things from them‚ but can we be sure what we learned is true‚ and objective? If the films compare and analyze the context (religion‚ language‚ etc.) well‚ we call these kinds of films as ‘ethnographic’ films. A simple question can be appeared in our minds: which films are the ethnographic films? We will try to find an answer to this question with discussing the intentions‚ the wholeness and the ethics of ethnographic film-making. The films (or documentaries) are not naïve
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interpretation of ethnography is the study and analysis of people based on culture‚ history‚ and society. This definition is loosely based off the interpretation by Tim Ingold in his piece That’s enough about ethnography. Yet. From my experience reading ethnographic pieces‚ it appears that ethnography is far more than a study but also defines the experiences and process of the ethnographer capturing and portraying a social space. A world‚ through the eyes of a scholar‚ lends to‚ “a judgment that is cast upon
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Name Date Ethnographic Observation I set out to find a place to begin my observations‚ not knowing what to fully expect‚ what I may find. So I decided to look around at what is close to my home that isn’t a place I frequent or have even visited at all. Then it came to me‚ the Starbucks that is only about a mile away is a perfect place for me to observe subjects that I would consider different from myself‚ seeing as how I consider such obscene prices for coffee ridiculous. Starbucks is a very
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the advantages and disadvantages of using ethnographic methods for sociological research I am going to look at the advantages and disadvantages of using ethnographic methods for sociological research. Ethnography is in-depth research into people’s lives through the use of primary data such as Observations and Interviews‚ and also secondary data such as diaries‚ and official documents. The first method of research I am going to look at is a primary research method that is unstructured interviews
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Ashli Rice Cultural Anthropology Ethnographic Paper March 25‚ 2013 Jehovah’s Witness Arriving at the Jehovah’s Witness meeting I was very nervous about what was to come. I knew that nothing radical was going to happen‚ there was going to be now speaking in tongues‚ or dramatic rituals‚ but because I knew I was entering into a different belief something just did not feel right. Although the feeling of the meeting was not exactly comfortable‚ I learned a lot from my observations. On Thursday
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51.70 percent of the people in Fresno‚ California are religious. Catholicism: Mexico is 85 percent catholic and Latin America as a whole leads the world in the highest catholic share of the population. 48.8 percent of the population of Fresno is Hispanic‚ which is the majority. California is 38 percent Hispanic‚ out of the entire Hispanic population of California 83 percent are Mexican origin. The religious majority in the city of Fresno‚ California is Catholicism at 31.82 percent. Armenian (Orthodox):
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In this essay‚ I will argue that ethnographic museums privilege viewing‚ at the expense of other senses. I will further argue that by privileging the visual‚ ethnographic museums become problematic in two ways- firstly‚ by not accurately representing the cultures they are supposed to be exhibiting‚ and secondly‚ by limiting the experience of museum-goers who may be visually impaired or otherwise unable to visit museums that are purely mono-sensorial. After outlining and discussing the problems associated
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Dance Studio‚ in Kowloon Bay. It has been‚ without a second thought‚ chosen for my ethnographic research because I have been an active participant over there recurrently for five years on a regular basis. I have been going to the dance classes and joining regular parties with other participants‚ including dance tutors and students of different ages and backgrounds from time to time. In this regard‚ my ethnographic data may sound and accurate with my understanding about the community. I acquire the
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