ETHNOGRAPHY

Recently in communication theory we discussed what performance ethnography.

This article describes, contrasts and compares three methods of qualitative research: ethnography, phenomenology, and symbolic interactionism.

Interested in research methods? Read on to learn about ethnography.

Describes what an ethnography is, why you would use it and how to create an interesting, rich, piece of writing based on your observations.

A view of the social impact of the space occupied by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. A history and analysis of the Rancho La Brea area of LA.

This article gives an overview of three major perspectives in qualitative research.

As I strolled through Toys 'R' Us at Pacific Fair on the Gold Coast (Australia), on a lovely Tuesday afternoon, I found myself bombarded with games, toys, and more games.

I conducted a ethnography research on how people interact with one another and on their dining habit in a buffet restaurant setting.

Ethnography paper talking about Middle Eastern Music.

In December 2005, while writing a paper on marketing, I did an ethnography on the Starbucks in Carnation WA. My observations surprised me and changed my mind about Starbucks.

A look at the world of gaming and how it shapes the everyday lives of young people.

Ethnomusicologists focus on the anthropology and ethnography of different cultures and nations in music. By examining a culture's music they can derive and apply theories and methods of sociology and cultural studies to compare cultures.

Culture appears in many places and cannot be narrowed to just country shared values. This ethnography explores a look at the subculture of actors and their places in the theatre.

Ethnography is the study of a particular group and allows the researcher to draw conclusions regarding the particular group. This study is based on the television show COPS.

An exploration of the uncanny effects of cannibalism, sex, and tattoing upon postcolonialism generally, and Melville studies specifically.

Merely being youths have never been so exasperating until now, at the close of the twentieth century - almost reaching an impasse when it comes to separating them and the crime predicament.

Semiotics is the communcations theory that signs and symbols stand for words, pictures, and definitions in our minds. This paper attempts to explain many of the signs and symbols, and how they can be perceived in Donnie Darko.

with more and more companies going "global" it is important top understand how other nations do business and what their customs are so that Americans are not viewed as the "ugly Americans" wanting to Americanize everything and everyone.

This paper discusses the theoretical gap left between the positivist approach to sex research and the postmodernist approach. I then offer initial and tentative ideas about a complex systems framework which has the potential to bridge parts of the gap.

A close, albeit brief, culture study of a Catholic Mass

The Discovery Channel's program "Going Tribal," caused mixed reactions. This article explores perception of the show through Discovery Channel's online forums, then discusses implications for both anthropology and entertainment.

Ethnographers have difficulty in preventing the inclusions of inherent biases, prejudices, and cultural categorizations when detailing a culture.

Because Chisinau is still developing its identity as a European capital, now is the time to visit and experience the tensions between old and new.

The following academic journal resources all utilized effective qualitative research methods. This report will identify and describe the approaches and methods taken in these studies to achieve the qualitative research.

In the studies of education, approaches in quantitative and qualitative research methods are commonly used.

Ethnographic research is a naturalistic, observational method that produces real descriptions of context and culture. It alternates between a narrow and a broad focus.

Anthropology struggled for years to be accepted as a science - and then promptly began denouncing it's scientific credentials once they'd been accepted. This paper represents a young graduate student's views as to the future for scientific anthropology.