Ethnographic Interview Analysis

Ethnographic studies can give insight into the way that stereotypes are seen and perceived in the real world. Audrey Shalinsky defines ethnographic fieldwork as a “scientific and artistic” approach to the description and analysis of cultural systems (Shalinsky, 968). I chose to do the ethnographic interview as I wanted to learn about someone else’s experiences and hear a different point of view than my own. I interviewed one of my Cambodian friends who asked if their name could be omitted for privacy purposes. He and I met at a Starbucks so that I could conduct my interview in a relaxed setting where my interviewee would feel comfortable and open to talk about his experiences as someone from Southeast Asian descent. Throughout my interview, I asked him what stereotypes he has encountered and what stereotype he himself projects onto others. He talked about how he goes about his day to day life and how that causes him to be stereotyped in a certain way and the way that he makes assumptions about others based on their lifestyles and appearances. I wanted to mainly focus on the ways that he has been racially stereotyped, but I also wanted to be able to analyze any other stereotypes that people may have developed towards him. Also, I asked him how other people stereotyping him affect him and why he thinks that other people create and use stereotypes to define people that they do not know. Michael Pickering defines stereotyping as “gain and loss” and can change the social

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.

At approximately 1600 hours, the Department of Social Services requested an escort to 510 Old Depot Road, in the Scotia area of Hampton County to conduct a follow up on this case. Upon arrival and conducting a field interview, the juvenile made several remarks that he was in fear of his life. Juvenile stated he wasn’t staying at the residence tonight due to his stepmother reactions. After briefing with the Department of Social Services, it was determined to remove the juvenile for the home for a period of time until the investigation is completed. The juvenile was transported by DSS to his grandmother residence in Varnville, South Carolina.

Devon is 44 years old and is 6 feet and 4 inches. About. The gentleman is slim and looks healthy. Based on the interview he told me that he has become good at chess and has been working to patent his own hat. Therefore he has developed his business skills and math skills.

My search for a Field Experience placement involved a number of steps. First, I wanted to find an agency that was of interest to me. I had always wondered how a nonprofit organization works; therefore, I had narrowed my search to looking at nonprofit organizations only. Second, I looked through the list that Dr. Whitford had suggested to the class. While looking at the list, I stumbled upon Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota. I had heard of this organization before, so I was very interested in possibly having the opportunity of interning there. I decided to email Rachel because her contact information was on the list. Rachel emailed me back the next day; however, she referred me to Liza Fetterley. Liza is the program coordinator at BBBS, and she is the one who is in charge of hiring interns. Liza emailed me right away about a

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”.

In this paper, I’m going to describe the financial institution where the nurse staffing issue takes place and I’m going to describe the role of the two people interviewed. I will also describe their viewpoints on the problem with nurse staffing. I will also discuss at least three actions taken to address the issue. Three future steps to address this ongoing issue will also be identified. I will also address three different problems discussed by the interviewees on the blocks that the organization anticipates in undertaking this issue. This paper will also provide statistical information on the background of three financial issues. Lastly, I will use recent literature to further explain the three recognized issues.

When interviewing Steven on how his cultural wants to receive healthcare he stated, “I, along with my culture, would like to receive health care just like any other culture would.” What Steven meant by saying this, is that he wishes not to be categorized by the color of his skin or the language he speaks. We can accomplish this by respecting every culture and belief system, treating everyone fairly, and also all in a timely manner. As nurses it is our duty to put our own beliefs, feelings, and possible prejudice aside in order to do what is most important which is care for the patient. We must put every patience in the same category and not label others as more import.

Courtney was not available to meet in person due to the time constraints. This was unfortunate because I would have preferred to do the interview in person, as it is easier to talk to people and is an important way of getting information from someone. We decided on doing a Skype session to talk about Jimmy and his disability. We decided on talking at 7 P.M. on a Wednesday night and allowed one and a half hours to talk about Jimmy. Since I have known Jimmy for many years, I did not want to come in to the interview with a bias. I asked very straightforward, basic, probing questions, assuming I did not know anything about Jimmy or his disability. Courtney is very passionate about working with children with Autism; she also studies Neuroscience

For the purpose of this paper, I decided to interview my cousin Amanda. She is a 35-year-old Caucasian woman. She grew up in the small town of Columbus, which is about 45 minutes south of Indianapolis. Columbus has a population of around 4,500 people. It was a small, safe, clean town that Amanda loved to grow up in. She now lives in Indianapolis and is the Red bull sales representative for the Midwest. However, what makes her interesting is that she is a 35-year-old woman who is not married or has any children. I wanted to interview her to see how she got to where she is today, and what role did her gender play throughout her life thus far.

My first choice for an interviewee is my Mother. Her name is Karyn Claire Murray, and she is not a US citizen. She is a legal alien from England, but she has spent two large chunks of her life in the US. In her early twenties, she spent a year working at Disney World as a Cultural Representative in the EPCOT Center. She moved back to England after working in America, but at the age of twenty-six she married my father and moved to Northern California. She has now been in Northern California for thirty years now. Since moving to America she has experienced culture shocks, stereotypes, and segregation from her American family since she is not a citizen. She has gone through immigration, culture changes and self-questioning of what country she

Although the scale of this investigation is rather small I found for practicing anthropology to be different than I had originally anticipated. After the process I have concluded that conducting properly as an ethnographer in the moment is rather challenging. Although none of my original questions were leading I skewed them during the conversation and therefore allowed room for my influence to persuade the interviewee. Secondly, I have learned that at certain points during an interview, formal or informal, it is necessary to give up the agenda and follow the natural flow of the conversation. Letting the interviewee fully articulate their thoughts without interruption is the best way to stimulate meaningful responses. From this experience I learned that it is important to remain conscious of the original agenda while anticipating change in order to adapt preemptively. In some cases, particularly for larger research agendas, investigating the topic before the interview process could benefit the findings. Although my specific topic is more personal to individuals than other ethnographies, prior research could include statistics of siblings at college institutions and various other numbers supporting or negating whether or not it is a positive thing for family members to go to college together. If I were to continue research on this topic I would take it upon myself to

The article’s determination is to offer an observation on the efficacy of story mapping. Story mapping can be utilized as a method of improving reading comprehension among middle and high school students specifically with learning disabilities. Throughout, one can read reviews on twelve story mapping interventions. These special education research-based interventions showcased story mapping intervention from the years 1975 to 2015. The results state that story mapping teaching is effective and increases reading comprehension skills. Particularly, secondary level students with learning disabilities.

My choice for interviewing was Manuel Gomez, Director of The Public Works Department for the City of Irvine. The department is responsible for developing, building and maintaining the City's infrastructure, which include streetscapes, open space, city parks, athletic fields, eucalyptus windrow trees, bike trails, roadways, traffic signals and fleet services. I choose the director because my career is in facility maintenance, unfortunately my interview was reassigned to Jay Ponce, Senior Management Analysis for the department, who reports directly to Director Gomez. While I was looking forward to an interview with Mr. Gomez, I was not disappointed with Mr. Ponce as he turned out to be an interesting person with an interesting public service

The research design constitutes the blueprint for the collection, measurement, and analysis of data (Cooper and Emory, 1995). It involves (a) selecting sources and types of information used to answer the research questions; (b) specifying the relationships among the study’s variables; and (c) outlining each procedure for conduct of the research. The research design not only provides the plan and structure for an investigator to obtain answers to research questions, but also helps researchers to allocate their limited resources in order to complete the research project within time and financial constraints (Robson, 1993; Cooper and Emory, 1995). Six interviews were conducted.