Musarrat Lamia ANTH 101.00-CN1/Schindler Final #4: The Anthropology of Ethnographic Fieldwork In anthropology, and with all sorts of research and studies, there are set guidelines that must be followed in order for the research to be considered accurate. In fact, how research is conducted can be studied anthropologically. Why do we feel that a finding needs to meet certain standards in order for it to be considered truthful?…
1. Why do the photographers use a polarizing filter when photographing the waterfall? The photographer uses a polarizing filter to saturate the colors and to remove glare that can come from the water and sun. 2.…
Performing ethnographic fieldwork can be challenging, especially when it comes to building rapport with your subjects. Often times the subjects of the research may feel intimidated, judged or like they won’t be understood when being interviewed. In order to get the best results from their research, fieldworkers need to make sure their subjects feel comfortable in sharing all aspects of their life in regards to what they are studying. Anne Fadiman and Joshua Reno both work to build relationships with the people they study through participant observation to gain trust and get an inside look into their social and cultural worlds.…
More customs from the “Nacirema” culture have been discovered. Us aliens have hypothesized that the Naciremans are planning on exposing and diminishing our species with the help of smaller beings. While examining different families, we found that parents send their children to gigantic buildings each day; numerous of these types of properties are located throughout the whole culture. We assume that these children are learning about the aliens and they will soon discover our civilization.…
What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know by Rachel Dempsey & Joan C. Williams (2014) shows how gender polarization effects the treatment of women in the workplace. It highlights the problematic situation women often stumble upon of being too feminine or too masculine and thus being perceived as not being professional. For example, one existing event correlated with this ideology was during the 2008 presidential election. In this election, Hillary Clinton was running for president as a democratic politician, and republican Sarah Palin ran with John McCain as vice president. Each woman received a lot of criticism for their appearances at events.…
Psychology researchers used variety of methods to produce valid and reliable studies about human behaviour. Deriving from the second, sixth and seventh chapters of Investigating Psychology, this essay will discuss about the different approaches to studying the effect of obedience on people behaviour, children social actions and friendships, and how neuropsychology studied the way the brain work and control the cognitive process of language, using the technologically advanced methods or not using them. An important approach is the classic experiment, which was used to explore many psychological fields by studying the effect of manipulating some variables on another. One example is the obedience study by Stanley Milgram, (Banyard, 2012, page…
Arctic Indian Culture The Arctic Indian group’s tribes were the Aleut and Inuit. The men in the Arctic indian groups were in charge of hunting for whales. The Aleut tribe had a male chief in charge of the village.…
Native Americans, which include the Navajo Tribe, have a very long standing in the history of the United States. They have also been removed from their homelands thought out the ages. Many of these tribes have been forced to reside on reservations. According to the Journal of Health Education, Native Americans out of the total population are the unhealthiest population. This is proven by a shorter life expectancy and higher mortality rates for communicable diseases.…
Haida Culture The First Nation people who lived on the coastal bays/inlets of Haida Gwai in BC were the Haida culture. They were skilled traders and seafarers. They are known for their mostly known by their totem poles and their art work.…
I live in Bunbury. Bunbury region is traditionally Noongar country. Bunbury was the gathering place for the Noongar people because of the water supply around Bunbury, particularly the rivers flowing into the Leschenault Estuary. The Noongar lived in balance with the natural environment. They lived by hunting game like kangaroos and wallabies as well as possums.…
In a world of digitally edited photography and Photoshop masters, Polaroid pictures have once more become a trend. The instantaneous image of life unabridged appeals because it refuses to portray life through any rose-colored or edited lens, instead allowing memory to appreciate the sanctity of returning to a moment lost. However, through this nostalgia, the brain crops and edits the photograph just as one would on a computer, freezing the moment in memory as better, brighter, and more beautiful than it ever was in life. E. B. White reflects upon this phenomenon in his memoir “Once More to the Lake,” elaborating upon the nature of time, memory, and the human’s perception of reality. Through a heartfelt story about his experience at a lake with…
Next, sports teams should stop using offensive Native American names because they promote negative stereotypes of Native Americans. Stereotypes can reinforce negative images of certain groups of people. For example in S.L Price’s article “ Indian Wars” he argues that the term “ redskin is contemptuous”(pg 65) . The term is meant to be a derogatory insult towards Native Americans not one of pride or honor .…
1. Intersectionality is how we are divided throughout or society by different microcultures. For example, race,class, and gender. Out of the three microcultures I am dominant in one which is class. Because I am dominant it has no effect on my cultural identity.…
American expansion into Indian territory came with many challenges and oppositions for the native people. More than anything, the Indians wanted to coexist with the white man in one shared country. Most of Indian culture seemed to favor peace in times of conflict. The Indians trusted the federal government, the treaties, and new U.S. policies but these were worthless in saving their lands. They were promised justice but repeatedly ended up being impacted negatively by something they perceived as positive.…
I didn’t not know what I was expecting. On the first day of high school, I stepped into a crowd of students, waiting to enter the building that would become my second home for the next four years. I didn’ not know where I would stand among these highly accomplished individuals, or if I would even amount to the standards set before me. Self-doubt began to fester inside of me as soon as I stepped through the front doors. I expected less and less of myself as time went on.…