... -alone descriptions that cannot be linked to broader issues and be used to develop existing theories about human culture. As Denscombe, (1998,p72) explains: "If each ethnographic study produces a one-off, isolated piece of information, these pieces cannot contribute to the building up of any generalized knowledge about human societies." However a researcher could take the middle ground and hold on to the importance ... would then retain it's naturalness and it would avoid the need to gain permission for access. However this method does present many ethical problems because the students w...

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... Australia's policy on Climate Change and Asylum Seekers, research that contradicts dominant paradigms is oftentimes discounted or dismissed altogether (Smith & Kulynych 2002, Marston & Watts 2003, Solesbury 2002). Therefore, although evidence has the potential to be utilised to drive solutions to social problems, it can also be utilised tactically to extenuate strategic control. In a study of the Pathways to Prevention report on juvenile crime ... information/data (Bromell 2012, Watts 2014). Some have attempted to explain it through pluralism and exemplification: evidence includes "phot...

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... is to tick boxes to gain tallies and data" (The Open University, 2014). Within Visual research you see "the power can swing between both parties" (Flewitt, 2014); as whilst the researcher selects the design of the research it is the participant which views the visual material. However, problems can arise due to this approach as it always requires real life context where data is ... based on the participant's interpretation moving away from explanation in favour of description (The Open University, 2014). As in all areas of research it is my belief that the final ... method used may inf...

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... to cause problems in the relationship. The shared activity provides a common bond for the couples. Gantz (1985), noted "coviewing, even without communication interaction, may be sufficient to reinforce the sense of togetherness valued in close relationships" (p. 75). Lull's Typology Lull (1980) utilized the uses-and-gratification literature and an ethnographic study of 200 families to develop a typology of the social uses of television. ... television should watch differently than couples that have lower levels. Idea for future study The idea that I have proposed for future research in ...

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... , as well as listings of musical events in the city. Its readership included subscribers across the United States and in several foreign countries. Information scarce - In the young discipline of popular music studies, material on musicmaking in local communities is scarce. As Sara Cohen has said, 'What is particularly lacking in the literature is ethnographic data and microsociological detail.' That ... 's particularly true of New Orleans, where even though there's massive amounts of books that mention the city and its music, they"re not scholarly or useful by any means. So outside acade...

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... influence employees and their behavior. However, anthropology brings several strengths to business. One is the participant-observer approach to research. This emphasizes looking at what people do in addition to asking them what they do. Survey research can be affected by perceived power relationships with the corporate hierarchy so that people's responses are affected by what they ... think is the goal of research. The participant-observer approach involves working with people over a longer period of time. This insider or outsider viewpoint often helps anthropologists to understand thin...

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