Essay On Ethnography

Every anthropologist needs to exercise ethnography to achieve efficient recording of human culture. The practice of ethnography needs to be properly collected using specific objective skills. If an anthropologist can’t adequately record the traditions and ideas of the people, then the culture will be misinterpreted. Misinterpretation can lead to ignorance of the studied culture, leading to stereotypes and false norms. To be able to depict the phenomenological reality of a novel culture accurately, anthropologist like Alma Gottlieb and Robert Emerson’s essay demonstrated different methods and ideas targeting quality ethnographic field notes. Their inputs were from their research experiences in unique cultures they had chosen to study; their mistakes give rise to their understanding of applicable logging of a novel culture. As a student, I am going to practice my ethnographical proficiency with my community and applying what I had learned from both of these authors. I am an avid Bboy, or what most people view as “break-dancer.” I had been dancing for almost eight years now, and I had witnessed the breakdancing scene around Thailand, …show more content…
I found resistance or microaggression to be predominated in Asian scenes more than the States, particularly in Thailand. In the United States, Bboys are more accepting compared to Thai Bboys. When you didn’t execute a move with excellence, people don’t judge. In Thailand, if you didn’t do well, they will give you a penetrating look. This discouragement from Thai Bboy is a good example of resistance and discrimination. If you are not good enough, don’t dance. Just like the poor in Sedaka, where the rich neglect them because they are not as well-off or talented as the wealthy. When I started out in Thailand, every set back from peers makes me want to fight myself to become better than them. Just like how the poor is behaving while the rich took advantage of