Humans are naturally biased‚ we try to find comparisons with new situations and contrast them to our own environments. Ethnographic fieldwork involves‚ in a certain sense‚ dissociating from the comforts of our own cultures in order to immerse ourselves in the “comforts” of another. There are benefits and obstacles to this hands on course of field work. First‚ as stated above‚ Humans are biased. We will almost certainly hold our own cultural values as a standard‚ to which the culture we are studying
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Ethnographic Research Paper: French Culture A common saying goes like this‚ "You cannot judge a book by its cover." This saying may have many meanings‚ but to a social and cultural anthropologist‚ it signifies that no-one should pre-judge others on their values‚ beliefs and interests just by their appearance. In order to understand and be familiar with a culture‚ one has to perform a series of ethnographic research from fieldwork‚ participant observation‚ ethnology to something as accessible as
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Ethnographic Observation I chose to do my Ethnographic Observation at the Hare Krishna temple in Spanish Fork‚ Utah. I chose this location because I thought it would be the best place to observe different behavior and cultures. It is also close to my home‚ and I had never had a chance to explore it. The Hare Krishna temple is a very interesting location to observe. The grounds are very large‚ and the temple itself is beautiful. There is a sort of corral next to the temple
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Raybeck describes several adventures and misadventures involving field research in his account of the year and a half he spent in Kelantan. He also discusses the understanding‚ humility and scars that these experiences may leave behind. Raybeck provides in-depth descriptions of Kelantanese society and culture. He addresses topics such as political structures‚ the status of women‚ kinship‚ linguistics‚ and economics. Additionally‚ he demonstrates for us how challenging yet rewarding anthropological
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that was chosen is made by Joanna Chrzanowska concerning 21st century qualitative research‚ and the video begins with an undated quote from Albert Einstein stating‚ "Everything that can be counted‚ does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted." The presenter in the video compares the advantages of qualitative research to quantitative research by sharing that quantitative research is less flexible but statistically significant‚ and qualitative gives more robust
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will select a specific culture and write a minimum 5 page paper (double spaced‚ 12pt.‚ Times New Roman) describing it utilizing an anthropological perspective. You may select any culture or subculture to write your paper on as long as conducting the research does not pose a risk to you or anyone else. Emphasis should be placed on applying the course theories and perspectives to analyze the culture (you could discuss their language‚ symbols‚ economics‚ kinship system‚ religion‚ etc.). You are required
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the mental state consists of the id‚ ego‚ and super ego. The id exists at the beginning of birth which is the basic natural instincts. The ego develops as someone ages consisting between urges and the external world‚ and is based on the “reality principle”. The super-ego is related with ego and has to do with self-observation and self-criticism. In today’s society psychoanalysis is not really popular‚ but still has a significant influence on public thinking because of its popularity in the 20th century
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An ethnography‚ also referred to as field research‚ is a qualitative research method in which the researcher can directly observe what goes on at the research site as well as participate‚ including asking questions. It is a useful method for studying small groups‚ such as work groups‚ in their natural setting. Ethnography is the term used by cultural anthropologists for conducting field research. Sociologists tend to use the term field research or participant observation. Ethno means "people" and
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According to the world of oncology and being what is known as an Oncology Nurse Navigator‚ unfortunately‚ encounters with new patients seems to be more frequent than not. However‚ with the framework of Data‚ Information‚ Knowledge‚ Wisdom (DIKW) greeting cancer patients obtaining data and information can be an indicator of what could possibly be a barrier to their care. Considering patients that are told they have cancer can be overwhelming within itself‚ and giving them more information when I
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The Qualitative Report Volume 11 Number 3 September 2006 538-549 http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR11-3/ponterotto.pdf Brief Note on the Origins‚ Evolution‚ and Meaning of the Qualitative Research Concept “Thick Description” Joseph G. Ponterotto Fordham University‚ New York‚ New York The origins‚ cross-disciplinary evolution‚ and definition of “thick description” are reviewed. Despite its frequent use in the qualitative literature‚ the concept of “thick description” is often confusing to researchers
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