Ethnography

With the globalization and IT boom, there is a lot going with the companies. To hold the market leadership, the companies at the top, are trying to launch new products every now and then, thereby trying to set the POD’s (point of differentiations). Whereas, other companies are trying hard to coupe up with the POP’s (points of parities) set by the market leaders. But in the whole process of creating POD’s and chasing POP’s, the common employees are getting effected at large. The normal working…

Critical analysis is defined as a systematic evaluation utilized to recognise the strengths and weaknesses of a scientific article in order to assess the usefulness and validity of research results.1,2 It is an essential skills that all researchers should have in order to distinguish deceptive information and filter out any low-quality research.3 The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze a scientific research article entitled “Time to manage: patient strategies for coping with an…

With regards to the moral stance of monogamy, homicide, theft etc, we are very much divided again. Within the Nuer tribe, who follow the spiritual essence of the totem, polygamy is very much accepted, often identified as natural. Whereas, within more traditional religious cultures, it is thought of as sinful and intrinsically wrong. Additionally, many societies would see the killing of another human being as inherently wrong, something which could be ascribed as an absolute universal truth.…

Infusing various research techniques and musicology, Kyra D. Gaunt seamlessly voyages through a myriad of ethnographic methodologies in her monograph, The Games Black Girls Play. Drawing from her arsenal of experiences as an African American woman, singer, student, dancer and scholar, she powerfully asserts that the games that black girls play is the nucleus of black musical identities and sensibilities, which are also essential to the origins of black popular music and cultural production. The…

The question you may be asking yourself is what is a Kushtaka? The Kushtaka, loosely translated to “land otter man,” by the Tlingit people of Southeastern Alaska, is a legendary shapeshifting creature that is endowed with supernatural powers, and lives in an uncharted rainforest. Kushtaka employs psychological tactics to subdue their victims, the Kushtaka is also said to have telekinetic powers and the ability to manipulate time and space, moving at mind-blowing speed from one position to the…

We keep our love in a photograph. The thing I love about photographs is that they capture a still moment and it stays like that for the rest of your life, even if the person in that picture doesn't. They always told me that a picture is worth a thousand words, I didn't believe them until you were actually gone. Pictures are like memories that you can show to people. Some pictures though, you keep hidden. Those pictures are the ones that you keep in the bottom of your drawer under your clothes,…

at the Beddington Carewest Adult Day Program (ADP), where I was able to analyze the culture surrounding QOL. Using a focused ethnography approach, I was able to discover the impact of social relationships and access to health care on the client’s QOL. Furthermore, I will use scholarly literature to analyze the culture. Use of Ethnography By using a focused ethnography approach, I was able to shape my experience through the collection of data. Cruz and Higginbottom (2013) described interviews…

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…

Salvandy Plasencia Soc 334 Ethnography Assignment I conducted my ethnography at the Child Development Center in Queens College, Monday Sept. 18 from 330 to 4 pm. I notice they separate the kids in to two groups, there were approximate six kids and 3 adult per group. When I got there it was snack time, all kids brought a lunch bag with a snack, some of them had sandwich, or even home made meal but other had a Hamburger with fried from Macdonald. Most of them was from 2 to 6 years…

Nigerians here at PI have to adapt to the new environment. This assignment discusses the discursive identity of Nigerians. It focuses, especially, on the most commonly used Pidgin English as well as the cultural identity of the people. Hymes’ ‘Ethnography of Communication’ is the methodology chosen to conduct the research. The report includes a description of participants, a brief introduction of the research methodology and interpretation of data obtained. 2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY…