Michael Edwards Ethnographic Approach

Culture is defined as the traditions, customs, norms, beliefs, values and thought patterning passed down from generation to generation (Jandt 2010). The world consists of many different cultures. In this Ethnographic Interview, I was given the opportunity to explore and learn more about a culture different from my own. Through observation I’ve have seen how people of different cultures differ from mines. For example, the type of foods a person

The study conducted by Ellis, Dumas, Mahdy and Wolfe also suggests that the interactions amongst those of varying social statuses will be different (254). Meaning, children of higher status will interact differently with each other, than they would people of lower status. Additionally, members of the higher status in one group will interact differently with high status members of a separate group (254).

Imagine a trip to one of the most beautiful mountain sceneries in the world. Now imagine that this scenic trip also includes sporting entertainment and historic landmarks. Welcome to the mountains of the Pyrenees. There is absolutely nothing to lose and possibly everything to gain by booking a summer vacation to this realm of marvelous and beautiful land. The Pyrenees is an exquisite range of mountains located in southwestern Europe. This intensely beautiful mountain range is the barrier dividing Spain and France. It is approximately 21,380 square miles and contains parts of twelve French and Spanish provinces. Discover the beautiful significance of the Pyrenees National Park. Witness the historical thrilling events of the Tour de France as it passes through the Pyrenees route.

The caretaker first noticed that something was when her mother was cooking but continue to leave out ingredients in the food. The mother also would start rumors about the people in the neighborhood and family members. On one incident is when the mother lost her purse and blamed in on her grandson saying he stole her purse. She had everybody thinking he stole her purse and also tried to stab him with a knife when along the purse was at the church. In another incident the caretaker stated “mother say her daughter child’s father was sleeping with her cousin”.

The goal of this assignment was to interview someone who was culturally different than me and help me reflect on biases I had before and after the meeting. Through administering this ethnographic interview, I learned about a culture from the worldview of my interviewee. Before starting the interview, I was unaware of the “white privilege,” which is the culture who encompasses the tools and opportunities in society. Now after conducting the interview, I am aware this is not a bias, not everyone is granted the same opportunities. People from different cultures are not given the same opportunities in their country or in the United States. According to Sue and Sue (2016), problems encountered by clients are often due to organizational or systematic factors. Thus, through the counseling profession, it is essential that I advocate for my multicultural clients and their cultural groups. Not only on a client-therapist level but on local and state levels as well. It is important as a therapist to put yourself in the position of the client to be empathetic toward their lived experiences. Before this interview, I considered myself a multicultural competent therapist, yet I learned a lot about Venezuelan culture and about myself as a therapist.

Our memories often time embellish the memories we once had of such great people, places, times, and etc. We live these times up to standard that makes us reminisce, hurt, contemplate and so much more. The power of a photograph has been described to have worth a thousand words, metaphorically meaning of course, that what an image can capture in one instance, something that may not ever be captured through words. For too many centuries we have been without, what many of us now take for granted, the photograph. What we capture in a picture, has much more value than we often time see in our commercials, people, places, they tell a story to the ignorant, paint a picture for blind, give the deaf something to listen to, and so much more.

On the playground, I met who will soon to be my first best friend, shortly after I had my first kiss. Kissing a girl, I felt so scared of what it meant that I knew I had to make myself the way I believed was right. I thought the best way was denying and eliminating all feelings that I had of the opposite sex because I never saw two of the same sex could be together. Little did I know my mom is gay but, she was too afraid to talk about it at the time so, it led me to struggle with my sexuality growing up. I developed strong feelings for my best friend and I believed that I just loved her because she was my best friend. I quickly learned that I loved her in a stronger way and still not knowing how to deal with my feelings, I started to hate my

I live in a country where I can meet people from all cultures and walks of life on a daily basis, yet still I have felt like a stranger in this “melting pot”. In the United States, the idea of diversity is a term I have heard many times when speaking of ways to heal the past of slavery and segregation, but I think that in the current political climate, diversity is seen as an enemy to the American way of life. I am an outsider in the country I call home, and my cultural background has impacted the way I see the world.

As a follow-up to our pragmatic stance, we wanted to analyze our observations from the phenomena which are occurring in context (Streubert and Carpenter, 1999) by relying on abduction, a reasoning approach that is suita-ble when we begin with an insufficient set of observations and proceeds to the most plausible explanation. As a scientific research method, abduction is about using prior knowledge and field evidence to make conjectures and to stress them against observations and experimentation but also to rely on the researcher’s ‘instinct’ . To apprehend time in action and in its full complexity, this strategy of inquiries which assumes that the researcher is implicated in the phenomenon being studied, encourage us to focus on the detailed examination of individual lived experience and the ways in which they make sense of that experience, and how they interpret phenomena by looking at multiple perspectives with an insider’s viewpoint. Studying these different

Expressive arts therapy is the use of art modalities, creative process, and aesthetic experience in a therapeutic context. It is a therapy of the imagination (McNiff, 1992). Effective communication is an essential element in therapeutic relationships and, although verbal language is the most conventional means of conveying information, other forms can convey just as much as words. The arts are an alternative form of communication that has recently received recognition for their value in therapeutic settings. There is a long well-established connection between the arts and psychology. Expressive arts therapy builds on a natural, complimentary relationship between the two disciplines. As a formal therapy, this form is relatively new with its

• There is an interest of peoples sensory experience. Such experiences include social interaction, the persons physical environment and memory. Researchers have to know what is involved with sensory and embodied experience in order to study the experiences of others. Different methods such as film making have been put forward as ways of putting forward representations of the experiences of groups of people as well as the ethnographer, to an audience.

Western traditions narrowly define art as a market-oriented specialized discipline (Levine & Levine, 2004). When art is used therapeutically, content and meaning take priority over mechanics and technicalities.

An experienced design artist with a Fine Arts degree, who made the transition to studying psychology, I bring a unique background and perspective as a psychology student. My interest in Psychology began with my curiosity in the relationship between art and mental health. South Korea, my birthplace, has some of the longest working hours of any country. The people I met while working there often suffered from work-related stress that linked with symptoms of depression and anxiety. However, few were willing to discuss their situation. Due to cultural issues, people are loath to visit clinicians – instead, they commonly ascribe precarious moods to their mindsets. This phenomenon spurred me to consider artistic activities as a mean with which to deal with negative mood. As a result, my personal interest motivated me to study psychology at Ryerson University; I now hope to continue this path towards Clinical Psychology by enrolling at the McGill University.

Engagement with art activities, either as the observer of the creative efforts of others or as an initiator of their own creative efforts, can enhance moods, emotions, and other psychological states as well as a salient impact on important physiological parameters. Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being rather than the absence of disease or infirmity. The article compares art, healing, and health as one. Chronic diseases are a burden, with cardiovascular disease being the leading cause of death and the incidence of diabetes continuing to increase. These diseases are associated with psychosocial difficulties like depression and chronic stress, contributing to negative cardiovascular outcomes. Engagement

Creativity and the arts play such an important role within social care practice as it has positive effects on those individuals using the services, such as: