My Ethnography Analysis

Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?

While conducting my ethnography I have interviewed five All-Girl members, and four Coed members of the Spirit program. By interviewing one more All-Girl members I hope to even out my biases due to being a part of the Coed team. Yet, before defining the differences found between the two teams, I will share the apparent similarities. Both teams show strong linguistic accommodations which I have observed at numerous appearances, such as changing the way one would speak due to their audience. When present at an appearance all members of the Spirit program are expected to intermingle and socialize with attendees. During the course of this exchange it became apparent that accommodating for the age of audience drastically changed the way the team members spoke. For example, when Jules Wazny was speaking to an elderly man she reduced the tempo at which she spoke and asked questions about the game and respectfully shook his hand; yet when she was speaking to a child she spoke in a higher pitch tone, offered the child her poms to play with, and asked questions such as how old the child was. These actions represent convergence, changing ones language to better fit the style of the recipient, which was not only found with All-Girl Cheerleader Jules Wazny, but also throughout the program. An example from a Coed member was Vivi Benbrook changing how she spoke with a middle age male, in a calm and respectful manor asking questions of the game such as where his seats where, and if he thought we were going to win. Contrast this to when she spoke to an elderly women, she used a higher pitch when asking if she was excited, and telling her to stay warm in this cold weather. All members, once wearing affiliated attire, whether it is practice gear,

A norm is a socially expected behavior that may change based on a person, place, or situation. An agency is a freedom of choice. For my ethnographic research, I have to observe a public place in which people commonly interact with each other. A public place that stood out to me was the Lockwood library third floor. I chose this location because it is not similar to a usual library, it is the complete opposite. Libraries enforce strict rules like no eating and no talking. Lockwood floor three says otherwise. The floor is filled with long tables that can seat around twenty people each. Ironically, there are no bookcases on this floor, just tables everywhere. There is one group study room on this floor which can be reserved by students which is the size of an average classroom.

The site chosen for this ethnographical study was The Square on downtown Arcata, California. This location was selected based on what we speculate is an increased population of transient individuals. Many Humboldt State University students and faculty are represented in this area due to its close proximity. The question this study will address the question of what it means to be a member of the transient community and how it is that they interact with the permanent residents or students of Arcata. This question will be examined by analyzing information collected in the field while observing and interviewing members of transient and non-transient populations.

In this Auto-ethnography I’ll write about the artistic community I’m part of. It’s been around ten years since I became part of this diversified community ever since my mom force me to go to a private art class. From such a forceful action it turned into something that I learned to appreciate later on. I plan on covering how art has transformed my views by letting me think more out of the box. Since creativity is something I rely on constantly, by learning different art techniques I been able to integrate them together into several of my projects (school related). Another thing I’m going to discuss is the benefits and downfalls of being part of this community. Especially the misconception that has followed me my whole life that people with

The second ethnographic method I use is searching for media stories that are related to deaf. According to the news article Police under fire for arresting deaf man for signing, a deaf man called Shaun Phuprate was arrested because he was signing excitedly and crazy (Metro Media Group). The police just saw Phuprate waving his arms, showing a V-sign, which is really rude. To avoid misunderstanding, Phuprate tried to explain by sign language, and he got more and more excited. However, the police did not listen to him, keep believing Phuprate is insulting him and arrested him. In this case, Phuprate was not in duty of anything. He is just a deaf person who wanted to explain his situation and be treated equally with anyone else. Even worse, Phuprate

Ever since a few years ago I have always wanted to become a photographer. I feel as if photography flows through my veins and out my finger to snap the perfect picture. I started out by taking pictures of things in my backyard, and they turned out really good and ever sense then I have been taking photography. As shy as I am going to Cranbrook has changed the way I look at my photography and the way I look at the world in general, but most of all not being not so scared to meet new people. At first I was extremely scared to go to the school, no part of me wanted to even go. But, when you get an opportunity like what I did, take it! You won't regret it.

Queens is the most diverse borough in New York City, and one of the most diverse communities anywhere. To what Cultural or ethnic communities do you belong? Is there an art work (it can be a song, a piece of fine art, a dance or a performing art piece) that has a special significance in your culture? What is it and what does it signify to you?

In AP Language, Junior year, an ethnography paper was assigned. After significant deliberation on which subculture I was going to study, I landed on the Mormon seminary class at my school. Despite having many friends who have been taking seminary since ninth grade, I did not know much about it. Furthermore, not being raised in a religious family, means I do not hold many values associated with religion. I remember being scared that, when I arrived, I would catch on fire or be painfully awkward in some other way.

Recording to “Sometimes it is the other way around. A white person is set down in our midst, but the contrast is just as sharp for me” which relates to my own experience regarding the psychology class. Never before have I been exposed to how it feels to be a “minority” in society. In the class, I was one of few yellow students and had the opportunity to take in how it feels to be outnumbered racially. The phrase about how someone does not know how it feels until you are put in that position is true. This class has been an eye-opening experience for me to see how African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and all other minority races in the United States must feel. Though I was in the minority, I did not feel any less proud or ashamed of whom I am.

I was born into an age where cameras and technology were easily available. I started using cameras and computers basically from when I was born. I was intrigued by videos and photos. Me and my friends used the family video camera to make movies and film skits. I took general art classes from Kindergarten up until now. My interest in graphic design and computer editing programs spiked in 7th grade when i took a technology class with Mr. Mayes. I learned how to use photoshop and edited pictures for fun. Up until this year photoshop was something I was ok at and never really mastered. Computer Graphic Design with Ms. Remer-Saenz elevated my ability in photoshop and taught me how to use Coreldraw and Adobe Illustrator as well. I have been using

Honestly, I had quite a bit of ethnocentrism going into this micro-ethnography. I deemed myself superior due to my stable living situation; however, it took this cultural contact experience for me to realize my feelings of superiority are inappropriate. I am fortunate enough to have a solid support system and the opportunity to better my education; however, instead of using these privileges as reasons why I am “better” than those living at the Center for the Homeless, I must be grateful for the opportunities I have been given.

When I was a kid my parents always took me to Nathdwara to take the blessings of Lord Krishna every now and then because my parents are so religious. So by going there several times I am also attached to that place. Actually Nathdwara is situated in Rajasthan state and I live in the state called Gujarat and in the city called as Ahmedabad. It takes six hours drive from my city to Nathdwara and this is the only nearest place where I could get mental peace. This is very important place for me and my family because it is a tradition of our family that whoever goes there gives free food to the hungry and poor people. We do so because we think that if we do good work in our life we will be allowed by god to go to the heaven. [The two states on

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

I was born into a family with two theistic religions. My father’s side was Catholic, while my mother’s side was Buddhist. Neither side was devoutly religious or pious, so they didn’t force their religions onto me. However, I did go to churches, temples, and bible studies a lot. Not because my parents or family members forced me to, but because I was a curious child and I liked being exposed to new knowledge and different things.