McCurdy, Spradley ad Shandy (2005) state that when performing ethnographies, we should choose accessible microculture. Since it was difficult for Rubenstein to find informants who were available, I believe he should have changed his microculture to study. It would be extremely difficult to study relationships that are forged at the station when you only are interviewing one person. Had his original three, willing informants been available, he would have been able to perform a much better study
Microculture: “distinctive culture shared by a small group that is often based on location or within an organization” (Microculture. n.d). The eighteen microcultures discussed within the dissertation are as followed: Rich people, poor people, African American people, white people native American people, Asians, Muslims, people who participate in the new age movement, homosexual, women, homosexual men, people with disabilities, students who re labeled gifted or talented, illegal immigrants, legal
Most of my feelings I have towards microcultures are all based of personal experiences. I think everyone always has some sort of feelings that come to mind when they see or interact with a certain microculture and I am no exception. When it comes to rich people, I feel annoyed, envy, and optimistic. I sometimes wish I had a lot of money and that feeling makes me optimistic about my future. I think rich people are greedy because even though they have a lot of money already, all they want is more.
Microcultures in Canada A Comparative Approach Introduction Every society contains both a mainstream culture and many different subcultures. The mainstream culture is how one is identified as. However, microcultures consist of how we identify ourselves within the global mainstream culture. There are multitudes of ways to participate in a microculture. It could be along ethnic, religious lines, or even lifestyle. All these factors come into play with regards to the different aspects of microcultures
Option #1 Microcultures/Cultural Dimensions Are you a member of a microcultural group in America? Chances are the answer is “Yes”. In fact, regardless of your cultural affiliation, the majority of individuals in America are associated with a microcultural group (Neuliep, 2015). These various microcultures exist within the macroculture of the nation, yet possess distinct attributes such as: codes of conduct, customs, etiquette, hierarchies, language, and rituals (Long, 2017). Moreover, a microculture
In a production plant there is a of many microcultures within an organization broken down in different groups such as production, engineering, and leadership groups. For this paper I will describe the microcultures within the production as they share the same training of corporate culture as the other groups the culture within the group is very different. I have worked in production for many years and for the last ten months have been part of the leadership group therefore I will approach the paper
does not want to see what he normally sees on day-to-day basis. Traveler is a very large microculture, group of people with their own roles and mentality. It accepts wide range of people with different levels of education and titles. The rules are very simple; as long as you respect and value people 's’ way of life and look at everyone with non discriminatory eyes, you can join this spectacular microculture. When traveling, travelers usually forget their own personal values and try to explore and
become and my values show how different I can be from others; I hope when writing this cultural autobiography to help understand myself better. My cultural identity is a combination of my worldview and values combined with my position in the nine microcultures. My worldview would have to be expressed as knowing that not everyone is going to be exactly like me but we should all treat each other with respect. My most important values are somewhat well reflected in my daily life, though I wish it were more
well as my position in the eight microcultures. My worldview is that I get what I give. I believe I only get out what I put in. As a result, I try to put forth my best effort in everything that I do. My top values are
Party displays many different aspects of culture within the London commuter community. The video shows a group of young people setting up a table and sitting down to eat food together in the middle of the train. Interestingly, there are different microcultures present on this one train cart made up of ten to thirty people at a time. Those involved, receive very different and varying interactions with the others present on the train. These responses and interactions represent the differences in cultures