Ethnography

decades. While drawing insights from four core fields of anthropology, the author is able to articulate his ideas and critiques on the scathing and the gruesome experience that immigrants are always facing, especially in the Desert of Arizona. Ethnography, forensic science, linguistics and archeology are four major fields of anthropology that the author used at his disposal to carry out his criticism on the US immigration policy that uses the approach of “Prevention through deterrence”. This is…

Spradley is an ethnography perfectly written in such a way in which you will not only contemplate life in a more “out of box” manner, but you will also change your perspective or view of other people, specifically “alcoholics.” This book written with an emic perspective,…

With regard to Swales’ (1990) Create-a-Research-Space (CARS) model, ESP genre is defined as move and step as an analytical tool to examine textual sequence for two levels of the analysis: microstructure (lexico-grammatical features) and macrostructure (rhetorical structures). ESP genre has been applied increasingly in US higher education (Johns, 2002). This approach is related to discourse communication and has been designed in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) language teaching and learning…

ethnographic study. This type of investigation would allow a sociologist to peer beyond the stereotypes of the homeless that are held by many Americans and use objective field research to organize and interpret subjective experiences. When conducting an ethnography of this nature, it would…

After reading all four articles, I found Sharon Kaufman and Emily Wentzell’s to be the most intriguing arguments because they challenged my own surface level understanding of the issues they presented in a deeper context. I thought Kaufman’s article on “Medicare, Ethics, and Reflexive Longevity” provided a compelling argument on how “medicine materializes and problematizes time” (210, 2011). In a society where the prevalence of aging and the culturally and structurally “appropriate” treatment…

Focusing the the engaged art throughout the community and individuals. Pablo Helguera is a New York artist working with sculpture, photography, drawing , installation and performance. Pablo’s work focus on topics ranging from sociolinguistics, ethnography, museums display strategies, musical performances and written fiction. One of his famous works was on…

understanding of reciprocity process, market system, kinship, and artifacts. Choosing a location would be more difficult than anticipated. A simple store would lack variation. The concept choose a location that offered more than one sells option. The ethnography site I chose is Casey’s General Store with a build in restaurant, on…

Boostrom (2016) invites students of curriculum and education to reexamine John Dewey's 1916 book, “Democracy and Education (D & E)”, in relation to its relevance in contemporary society and schooling. It is established from the outset of the paper that although D & E was cited roughly three times daily, the views contained therein are not translated into educational practice or policy in the US. This disparity is unpacked in relation to the contemporary difficulties of utilising D & E, while also…

order to successfully pursue a career in the field of anthropology, one must possess an open mind and be prepared to dismiss all traces of ethnocentrism. Cultural anthropologists attempt to understand different cultures through the utilization of ethnography which enables anthropologists to obtain qualitative research through mechanisms such as participation and observation where they not only observe and record individuals of different cultures but may even participate in their ongoing…

3 Doors Down, Mumford and Sons, Eminem, Foo Fighters, and Blues are the bands and styles of music that are always on shuffle in my playlist. I enjoy a variety of music genres but not all. The goal of this music ethnography was to get me out of my comfort zone. So when I heard about a “Screamo” concert, I knew it was the one for me. I enjoy Classic Rock, and some Heavy Metal, but not this genre. Straight Outta Hell tour was coming to Greensboro, so that is where I went. Stright Outta Hell tour…