scholarly journals The Social Relations of a Health Walk Group: An Ethnographic Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 1701-1712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Grant ◽  
Nick Pollard ◽  
Peter Allmark ◽  
Kasia Machaczek ◽  
Paul Ramcharan
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
The Social

‘It ain’t nothing like America with the Bloods and the Crips’: Gang narratives inside two English prisons

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Coretta Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Social Meaning ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Narrative Interviews ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
The Social ◽  
Male Prisoners

This article explores recent concerns about the emergence of gangs in prisons in England and Wales. Using narrative interviews with male prisoners as part of an ethnographic study of ethnicity and social relations, the social meaning of ‘the gang’ inside prison is interrogated. A formally organized gang presence was categorically denied by prisoners. However, the term ‘gang’ was sometimes elided with loose collectives of prisoners who find mutual support in prison based on a neighbourhood territorial identification. Gangs were also discussed as racialized groups, most often symbolized in the motif of the ‘Muslim gang’. This racializing discourse hinted at an envy of prisoner solidarity and cohesion which upsets the idea of a universal prisoner identity. The broader conceptual, empirical and political implications of these findings are considered.

scholarly journals Client or Volunteer? Understanding Neoliberalism and Neocolonialism Within International Volunteer Health Work

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 233339361879295
Author(s):  
Oona St-Amant ◽  
Catherine Ward-Griffin ◽  
Helene Berman ◽  
Arja Vainio-Mattila
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Health Work ◽  
Social Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Volunteer

As international volunteer health work increases globally, research pertaining to the social organizations that coordinate the volunteer experience in the Global South has severely lagged. The purpose of this ethnographic study was to critically examine the social organizations within Canadian NGOs in the provision of health work in Tanzania. Multiple, concurrent data collection methods, including text analysis, participant observation and in-depth interviews were utilized. Data collection occurred in Tanzania and Canada. Neoliberalism and neocolonialism were pervasive in international volunteer health work. In this study, the social relations—“volunteer as client,” “experience as commodity,” and “free market evaluation”—coordinated the volunteer experience, whereby the volunteers became “the client” over the local community and resulting in an asymmetrical relationship. These findings illuminate the need to generate additional awareness and response related to social inequities embedded in international volunteer health work.

Het zakenevenement als veldwerkplek?De auteur bedankt Tessel Jonquière, Geert de Vries en Fred Wester voor commentaar op dit essay. De eerste aanzetten ervoor kwamen tot stand tijdens de colleges kwalitatieve methodologie die de auteur doceert aan de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen.

KWALON ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joost Beuving
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Business Economics ◽  
Business Elites ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Business Events ◽  
Field Schools

Business event as fieldwork site? A major methodological problem in the ethnographic study of international business elites is to make visible the social relations they draw and depend on. Business elites constitute a highly mobile social category and they mediate a growing portion of everyday social interaction via online, digital means. They are elusive, therefore, and that compromises the possibility of making direct observations of their social practices, which erodes the scope to ethnographically study this important group in the world economy. The essay shows how fieldwork on business events, such as conferences, expositions, and trade fairs, can help to overcome this problem. Such events constitute focal points and moments of crystallization in globally operating social networks, making visible a part of the international business ‘theatre’ that normally lags hidden. By presenting excerpts from recent fieldwork carried out in Belgium, Greece and the Netherlands, I give an impression of observables in this theatre, aiming especially at fostering an awareness of social behavior ‘backstage’ with a view to formulating further questions. The essay concludes with a plea to include business events as ‘field schools’ in study programs looking at international business elites, such as business schools and/or business economics.

scholarly journals The influence of spatial attributes on users’ information behaviour in academic libraries: a case study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Ilako ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
Makerere University ◽  
Information Behaviour ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
The Social ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Spatial Attributes

Introduction. Information practices manifest differently among diverse library users, because space influences the different activities that library users engage in. Lefebvre’s spatial triad theory was used to illustrate how library spaces influence spatial activities and hence affect information behaviour of users. Method. A qualitative, ethnographic study method was applied. Participant observations and interviews with library users were conducted from May to December 2019 within Makerere University. Analysis. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results. Information behaviour appears as the central activity within the library spaces, within those spaces and academic and non-academic behaviour manifest as a result of user engagement within the different spaces. It was thus revealed that different attributes support users’ activities such as reading, discussionsamong users and therefore sharping their space preference. Conclusion. Space is both a physical and social object that has a direct influence on its inhabitants’ spatial activities, perceptions and experiences. The concept that space is socially constructed is empirically supported through the social relations that users create as they engage in different activities. The availability of space attributes such as enclosed spaces, noise levels, lighting and space attachment influence the spatial activities and experience of users in a positive or negative way.

Temporary Communitas at an Iconic Cricket Event: An Ethnographic Study

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonie Lockstone-Binney ◽  
Judith Mair ◽  
Tom Baum ◽  
Faith Ong
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Sporting Event ◽  
The Social ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Over Time

The nature of events demand uniqueness and memorability, but the specific elements of experience that produce these have not been deeply examined, particularly over the course of the event experience. Much of this relies heavily on event places and the social relations they facilitate. This research used the concept of temporary communitas and built on the Event Experience Scale (EES) through an ethnographic study of an iconic multi-day, spectator driven sporting event. Solicited participant diaries of eight friends and family who travelled to attend the 2017 Boxing Day Ashes Test in Melbourne, Australia, were collected pre, during and post-event to capture the event experience as it emerged over time. Qualitative analysis of the ethnographic accounts revealed four event experience themes (competition, emotions and atmosphere, special experience and interactions), which collectively were connected to a strong sense of temporary communitas. These themes were evident across the event cycle, providing insight into the nuances of the event experience, and highlighting the importance of understanding the social relations generated in the event place pre- and post-event. Consequently, it is suggested that revision to the existing EES instrument is required to more comprehensively assess for temporary communitas as part of the event experience. Future studies could usefully test the factor structure of the EES with and without the suggested additional temporary communitas items and compare both models on the basis of their reliability and validity.

scholarly journals Collective Forgetting in a Changing Organization: When memories become unusable and uprooted

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 449-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Foroughi ◽  
Ismael Al-Amoudi
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Organizational Changes ◽  
Charitable Organization ◽  
The Past ◽  
Practical Usefulness ◽  
The Social ◽  
Memory Power ◽  
Collective Remembering ◽  
Sense Of Identity

How is collective remembering inhibited by organizational changes which were not intended to manipulate it? And how does collective forgetting affect workers’ power and sense of identity? We rely on an ethnographic study of a charitable organization that went through recent organizational changes to study two processes constitutive of collective forgetting. The first process consists in the past becoming unusable because once-useful memories lost their practical usefulness for participants’ new activities. The second process consists in the past becoming uprooted because the social relations through which memories used to be shared had changed beyond recognition. Our findings provide insights into the organizational processes through which memories cease to circulate. They also help understand the complex relations between memory, power relations and participants’ sense of identity.

scholarly journals Digitale forbindelser og nye fornemmelser. Et etnografisk studie af Facebook

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 9-26
Author(s):  
Nina Charlotte Schiøtz ◽  
Sophie Bo Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Society Today

Artiklen bygger på en undersøgelse af den sociale netværkstjeneste Facebook, som vi foretog i efteråret 2008 i forbindelse med specialeskrivning på Sociologisk Institut, KU. I nærværende artikel argumenterer vi først og fremmest for, at Aktør-Netværk-Teorien kan være et givtigt sted at starte, når vi skal forstå menneskets samspil med digitale teknologier, og vi vil fremlægge de metodiske udfordringer og muligheder, som et felt som Facebook byder på. Dernæst vil vi give en karakteristik af de nye tekno-sociale praksisser, som vi ser opstå med unges hverdagsbrug af Facebook og vise, hvordan disse praksisser betyder, at mennesker i stigende grad knyttes sammen via fornemmelsen for hinanden. Søgeord: Sociale netværkstjenester, ANT, sociologi, Facebook, digital etnografi. ENGELSK ABSTRACT: Nina Charlotte Schiøtz and Sophie Bo Schmidt: Digital Connections and New Awareness: An Ethnograhpic Study of Facebook This article explores the characteristics of the new kinds of social ties between people that are emerging with the use of Social Network Sites. The article builds on the results of an ethnographic study of young Danish Facebook users in late 2008. First we argue that Actor Network Theory is a useful strand of theory for studying technological phenomena. Then we describe two general techno-social practices that emerge from users’ engagement with Facebook. Finally, we argue that the substance of the social relations that emerges with the use of Social Network Sites is relations of awareness. This form of connectedness does not replace traditional social relations, but is rather a new dimension in the way people relate and make ties in society today. Key words: Social Network Sites, SNS, Facebook, ANT, sociology, digital ethnography.

scholarly journals A New Concept of the Production of Industrial Accidents: A Sociological Approach

1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Dwyer
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Industrial Accident ◽  
Industrial Accidents ◽  
Sociology Of Work ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Accident Causation

Various commentators have expressed dissatisfaction at the predominant methods of analysing and preventing accidents. An ethnographic study, little used as a method for investigating industrial accident production, was carried out on a French construction site. This produced new insights into how accidents are produced. Working within an actionalist perspective a theoretical model of industrial accident production is built. This model is derived from the sociology of work, its workings are illustrated by reference to our field study and some of the literature. This model ruptures with the dominant means of analysing accident causation and of conceiving accident prevention. The article tentatively suggests that the social relations of work may become a central and profitable focus of future attempts to analyse and prevent industrial accidents.

Understanding the Dichotomy of Auspicious and Untouchability: An Ethnographic Study of Damai Musicians of Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-150
Author(s):  
Ganga B. Gurung
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Cultural Hegemony ◽  
Political Awareness ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
The Social ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Caste Groups ◽  
Depth Interviews

In Nepal, just as in major parts of India and some other South Asian countries, the issue of untouchability still prevails. People even now face unjust discrimination on the basis of caste. They are prohibited from visiting public places such as temples and water taps. In this article, I have investigated the dichotomy of auspiciousness and untouchability faced by the Pariyars, one of the downtrodden caste groups of Nepal, also known as Damai. The music they create, compose and play is famous throughout the country which is popularly known as the Panchai Baja and Naumati Baja and is taken as auspicious. I adopted ethnographic research methods to obtain the qualitative data through in-depth interviews, participant observations and field notes from 21 research participants who were actively engaged in music. I have analysed the social relations and cultural identity in reference to auspicious music and untouchability faced by the Damai musicians of Nepal. The findings indicate that untouchability is an outcome of cultural hegemony, caste-based hierarchy and socio-economic order, fatalism and cultural reproduction despite modernity and social and political awareness among young people. This ethnographic study throws light upon the dichotomy of auspicious and untouchability through the lived experiences of the research participants.

scholarly journals Lugares, fluxos e itinerários no comércio sexual de e na rua: redes sociais na cidade de Florianópolis (SC)

ILUMINURAS ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (27) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Cavilha
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Central Area ◽  
Professional Women ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Sex Trade ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City

Este artigo é parte da pesquisa de doutorado que pretendeu compreender as práticas sexuais associada à conformação da paisagem urbana no centro da cidade de Florianópolis, a partir de um estudo etnográfico com as mulheres profissionais do sexo que atuam nesta parte da capital catarinense. Esta escrita apresenta as redes sociais e descreve o complexo conjunto de relações sociais, hierarquias e conflitos que entrelaçam a vida destas profissionais e que as posiciona diferencialmente em seus territórios de trabalho.Palavras chave: Redes sociais. Prostituição. Territórios. Trabalho. Cidade. Places, streams and routes the sex trade and on the street: social networks in the city of Florianopolis (SC) Abstract This article is part of a doctorate research that aimed to comprehend the sexual practices, associated to the urban environment conformation in the central area of Florianopolis/SC, from an ethnographic study made with sex professional women which work is this part of city. The text shows the social networks and describes the complex set of social relations, hierarchies, and conflicts which interconnect the life of these workers and which is responsible for positioning them differently in their working territories.Keywords: Social networks. Prostitution. Territories. Work. City.

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