Ethnography Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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A Comparison of Hugh Raffles and Darell Posey’s Explanation on Nature versus Culture (1626 words, 7 pages)

Nature vs. Culture Erasing a Fault LineWestern culture has characterized nature and culture as two distinct frames of reference. Whether this dichotomy is an accurate classification remains to be seen. This relationship between nature and culture has been studied and examined by Anthropologists for many generations and remains the foundation ... Read More

An Analysis of the Sexual Reproduction Practices of the Ache People (1160 words, 5 pages)

Almost every species has a main concern reproducing as quickly as possible to make sure that their genome survives and lives on in their offspring. In modern civilization many humans are making the decision to have very few children, or no children at all. Imagine if the human race were ... Read More

People’s Future Is Shaped by Their Environment and Social Structures in Philippe Bourgois and Jeff Schonberg’s Ethnography Righteous Doppefiend (970 words, 3 pages)

One may argue that ones life is based on their independent decisions, but to assume this is a great fallacy. The flip of a coin is a better explanation of how ones life will play out. In addition to the flip of a coin, ones life is shaped by ones ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of African Americans’ Return to the South in Call to Home, an Ethnographic Account by Carol Stacks (1012 words, 3 pages)

Call to Home is an ethnographic account written by the author Carol Stacks following the lives of African American immigrants as they travel back south. The book reveals African American roots, emotions language and family aspects. The book examines the motivation behind the new trend that has not been captured ... Read More

The Male Participation in the Sex Industry in G-Strings and Sympathy: Strip Club Regulars and Male Desire (882 words, 3 pages)

Katherine Frank, author and anthropologist of G-Strings and Sympathy Strip Club Regulars and Male Desire, demonstrates a clear understanding of male participation in the sex industry. Through her work as a dancer, she studies why men visit strip clubs, and which factors play a pivotal role in continued visits. Interviews ... Read More

Endo-Cannibalism in Consuming Grief by Beth Conklin (746 words, 3 pages)

The benefit of stepping into somebody elses shoes, is an ideal held by many, but while sincere, there will always be a limit in the ability of one to fully understand and appreciate an alternate viewpoint. In Consuming Grief, Beth Conklin attempts to immerse herself in a former endo-cannibalistic society, ... Read More

The Influence of Social Norms on One’s Perception of the World Depicted in Marcia Rego’s The Naked Ethnographer and Beth Conklin’s Consuming Grief (950 words, 3 pages)

The influence of social norms and conventions on ones perception of the world gives rise to the question of how far these subjective understandings shape ones view of reality. That is to say, if societal convention clearly dictates the perspective one has on any given thing, to what extent does ... Read More

The Cross Cultural Contradictions Between Body Representation and Understanding of Culture (695 words, 3 pages)

Cross Cultural ContradictionThe prevalence of cultural norms centered on the body have revealed a distinct parallel between the representation of the body and the ideals and understandings of a culture itself. Whether the physical embodiment of a culture is fundamentally focused on the fashion and clothing of an individual, or ... Read More

The Frozen Yogurt Craze in California (1186 words, 4 pages)

IntroductionIn order for an anthropologist to do ethnographies, they must conduct fieldwork, meaning they must be living and interacting with the people or group under study (Bonvillain 53). Fieldwork in anthropology is considered living amongst a specific group (indigenous or not) in question and studying the ways in which they ... Read More

The Gender Roles in the Nahua and Mayan Civilization from a Pre-Colonial Perspective (1729 words, 6 pages)

There is a great deal of mythology that surrounds the culture of the Nahua and Mayan peoples. Both cultures have been perceived as societies that do not value the worth of women because both Mayans and Nahuas (Aztecs) have illustrated evidence of sacrificing virgin girls, although most of the time ... Read More

The Gender Roles in the Mayan and Aztec Culture from a Pre-Colonial Perspective (817 words, 3 pages)

There are many widely known myths about the Mayans and Aztecs and their culture. A supposed cultural aspect of both cultures is that they often sacrificed and objectified virgin women. However, this alleged facet of indigenous culture is mostly incorrect. The Mayans sacrificed childrenhowever, the genders of the children sacrificed ... Read More

Ethnographic Sorcery by Harry West (429 words, 2 pages)

Reading Response 4 In Ethnographic Sorcery, Harry West writes about his field work withMozambicans in the town of Mueda, and his experiences with sorcery, whichproves to be a prevalent part of the region's society and culture. Westbegins his journey in Mueda by originally intending to study thedevelopment of old government ... Read More

American Community in Traveling Light by Kath Weston (350 words, 2 pages)

Reading Response 6 Traveling Light, by Kath Weston, is an ethnography about theimpoverished and low income American community as seen through the eyes ofa greyhound bus traveler. One of the most important insights in the book isthe point Weston makes that poverty is not an individual problem, but asocietal problem. ... Read More

The Affect of Drug Trade on Women (1457 words, 5 pages)

Anthropology 101 Section 14Paper Topic 2How Does the Drug Trade Affect Women?The inner city of Detroit is infamous for its massive decline in the twentieth century from Americas hot spot for the automobile industry into the violent and decrepit city that it is today. In his ethnography, Getting Ghost, Luke ... Read More

American Culture in Body Rituals Among the Nacirema (602 words, 2 pages)

Reading Response 2In Body Rituals Among the Nacirema, Horace Miner comments on Americanculture and our medicalcosmetic obsession through a non subjectiveanthropological lens. He attempts to do so by writing about the "Nacirema"(Americans) using a classical anthropological voice. By writing in thismanner, he is criticizing the way we comment and write ... Read More

The History of the Anich People (1537 words, 7 pages)

Background information The Anich lived off the coast of Eastern China, a mile from the Yellow Sea and one hundred yards from the bank of a river. Due to evidence they most likely lived towards the end of the Neolithic period, circa 4,000 B.C. The climate the Anich people lived ... Read More

A Discussion on Civilization, Ethnocentricism in Micheal Pollan’s Book “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” (1006 words, 6 pages)

Ethnography Fieldwork Comparison In Michael Pollans The Omnivores Dilemma, he quotes an anthropologist who states, Civilization is the process of transforming nature to culture. The South Pasadena Farmers Market and the Los Angeles County Fair each reflect a perfect example of the transformation of nature to culture in their respective ... Read More

Ted Conover’s Journey Over the U.S.- Mexico Border in His Novel Coyotes: A Journey Across Borders with America’s Illegal Migrants (1113 words, 4 pages)

Ethnographic Critical ReviewCoyotes A Journey Across Borders with America's Illegal Migrants TedConover Coyotes A Journey Across Borders with America's Illegal Migrants, anethnographic novel written by Ted Conover in 1987, follows Conover'sjourney over the U.S. - Mexico border, through the United States lookingfor manual labor, and then back to Mexico again ... Read More

The Ritual Forms of Andean Life and Catherine Allen’s Ethnography (898 words, 4 pages)

Ritual in the AndesRitual forms the very fabric of Andean life, representing the quintessential thoughts that define peoples identity and way of being. Catherine Allens ethnography explores the indigenous Runakuna people of a community called Sonqo in Peru, emphasizing ritual as a vehicle for understanding the connections Runa people create ... Read More

The Interesting Ideas on the History of the Aztec and Inca in the Book 1491 by Charles C. Mann (750 words, 3 pages)

1491 Reflective PaperFirst off, I decided to pick this book because coming out of the AP test, I felt the region of the world that I know the least about was South America. I did know some about the Aztec and Inca, but this book helped clarify a lot of ... Read More

The similarities between the Sioux Native Americans and the Native Americans of the Iroquois League were very varied. One similarity between them is that they are very spiritual. They both believe in magical dreams and magical powers such as war bonnets that protect the user from arrows. They also had ... Read More

A Review of McDougall’s Book “Born to Run” (1187 words, 4 pages)

92112Are We Actually Born to Run?if you dont think you were born to run, youre not only denying history. Youre denying who you are (244). This is what Christopher McDougall is telling his readers in his book, Born to Run. Over the years, McDougall has questioned many doctors about running, ... Read More

The Role of Non-Textual Evidence in Establishing National Historical Identities (2056 words, 8 pages)

What role has non-textual evidence (photographs, art, film, architecture, for example) played in establishing national historical identities?Non-textual evidence plays a pivotal role in the overall establishment of a countrys national historical identity. Referring to numerous countries and civilisations this essay will look at how photographs, film, and architecture, help to ... Read More

A Research on Body Modification in the Non-Western World (905 words, 4 pages)

More Than Meets the Eye Body Modification in the Non-Western WorldThe practice of body modification has a long history across all of the worlds continents. Taking root in spiritual and ancestral tales tracing back to what the cultures respectively consider human creation, body modification is a highly purposeful and personal ... Read More

Dr. Chacon’s Adventures with the Chumash Indians (349 words, 2 pages)

The ChumashOn March 18, 2015, my sociology class had the opportunity to hear a presentation about the Chumash Indians of Southern California by Professor Dr. Chacon from Winthrop, South Carolina. This lecture was truly engaging and exciting because we had the chance to hear Dr. Chacons adventures and exciting stories ... Read More

A Study of the Ho-Chunk Tribe (459 words, 3 pages)

Ho-Chunk TribeIt is said that Ho Chunk means People of the Big Voice or People of the Sacred Language They originally have inhabited Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota. The Ho Chunk tribe numbered in the thousands and greatly respected their land, only using what they needed. The ... Read More

An Analysis of King of the Forest by Jana Fortier (1490 words, 6 pages)

Review of Jana Fortiers Kings of the ForestThe first chapter of Jana Fortiers Kings of the Forest describes the days of European dominance and colonial expansion, which managed to bury much of the worlds cultural traditions, indigenous languages, and means of life for a vast number of societies. A seemingly ... Read More

An Analysis of Voices of Taraz: Urban Legacies of Soviet Multiculturalism in Kazakhstan by Zhanara Nauruzbayeva and Daniel Gallegos (481 words, 2 pages)

Voices of Taraz Urban Legacies of Soviet Multiculturalism in KazakhstanBy Zhanara Nauruzbayeva and Daniel GallegosVisiting Assistant Professor of International Studies at Trinity College, Shanara Nauruzbayeva and her husband Daniel Gallegos present the collaborative, dialogical, and site-based art project by the Artpologist Collection in Taraz. The project explores questions of belonging ... Read More

A Reflection on the Age of Wild Ghost by Erik Mueggler (478 words, 2 pages)

The Age of Wild Ghosts ReflectionRead up to page 126 of Mueggler. Why do you think Mueggler starts with the story of Li Yun? Where and how does Mueggler go about his research? What kinds of activities and things does he pay attention to among the Lolopo? What do you ... Read More

An Ethnographic Research on the Aston Gardens Retirement Home in Parkland in United States (691 words, 3 pages)

Assignment 2The social setting I have chosen for the Ethnographic Research Project is a retirement home called Aston Gardens in Parkland, also known as my place of work. I am a server in the dining room where the residents come to eat for dinner, my time of arrival started promptly ... Read More

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