Essay Question

Ethnographic Perspectives on the Everyday 

This assignment asks you to reflect on the ethnographic perspective through your own experience or research.

Guidelines

This assignment should conform to all the length, formatting, and other guidelines for writing assignments outlined in this syllabus (see the guidelines below, as well as the General Guidelines for Assignments section under Other Information).

Choose one question from the following list and answer it fully. If you wish to modify or rework part of a question, contact me in advance to discuss your plans and to ensure that you are going in an acceptable direction.

Questions  

1. The military question

Military organizations have always had their own rules.

-Describe a unit or other self-contained organization within the military.

-How does that unit accomplish its goals?

-What kind of internal culture does it have that allows it to both relate to the broader military organization and maintain its distinctiveness? -What roles do individuals assume within the group to facilitate its success and cohesion? Be sure your analysis goes deeper than the formal command structure.

2. The living-in-another-culture question

One of the real challenges of living as an expatriate is handling all the details of daily life.

-Discuss an experience of living in another culture by identifying one or more areas of daily life (e.g., shopping, going to school, paying bills) that you had to learn to navigate.

-How did you go about learning the appropriate cultural rules?

-Be sure to indicate what those rules are and how they differ from what you expected.

3. The family question

People often say that family means everything to them and that they would do anything for a family member. This is demonstrably untrue. Like every cultural system, family is a finite system governed by rules and restrictions.

-What does family mean to you?

-What rules govern your interactions with your family?

-Consider and describe the rules concerning marriage,”adding” new family members, or the meaning of various rule violations

-Explain just how far you would (or would not) go to support family members.

4. The language/communication problem question

Parents and teenagers, professors and students, managers and workers. . . the parties in each pair group can have complex problems communicating what they want and need.

-Provide a specific example of a situation in which two people, or two groups of people, fail to communicate successfully.

-Why does this occur?

-Is it about the words each party uses, the way the party uses them, or other, nonverbal communication cues?

-What are the roots of communication failures between people?  

5. The observation question

Choose a public setting to observe. You may choose a new setting or one that is familiar to you. Some suggestions are a store, hair salon or barber shop, restaurant, train or bus station, airport, church, or sports arena.

-Observe your setting at least twice for at least an hour each time.

-What is the physical setting like?

-What is the social setting like?

-What cultural rules apply in the setting you observed?

-Did anyone violate those rules?

-If so, what were the results?

Main elements of the assignment covered 50 points Possible
CATEGORY	Above Standards	Meets Standards	Approaching Standards	Below Standards	Score
Main points Covered	All aspects of the chosen topic are covered (50 points)	Most aspects of the chosen topic are covered (30 points)	Only 2 aspects of the chosen topic are covered(15 points)	Only 1 aspect of the chosen topic is covered(5 points)	50 points possible

Writing Rubric 50 points possible
CATEGORY	Above Standards	Meets Standards	Approaching Standards	Below Standards	Score
Follows all Guidelines for Writing Assignments	Follows all guidelines(5 points)	Follows major elements of guidelines with a few exceptions (may not be in .rtf format, may not include page numbers, etc.)(4 points)	Follows most elements of guidelines but some major elements are missing (word count, name, date, etc. missing)(3 points)	Does not follow guidelines to varying degrees – missing major elements such as APA or AAA formatting, bibliography incomplete or missing, etc.(2-0 points)	5 points possible
Thesis Statement	The thesis statement clearly indicates the topic of the essay. (5 points)	A thesis statement is attempted but is not clear. (2 points)	No thesis statement (0 points)	5 points possible
Opening Paragraph(s)	The opening paragraphs outline the main points to be discussed.(5 points)	There is a partial outline of the main points to be discussed.(2 points)	No outline of main points to be discussed.(0 points)	5 points possible
Support	Includes 3 or more specific examples from the course material (facts, statistics, and specific examples) that support the position statement. (10 points)	Includes 2 or more specific examples from the course material (facts, statistics, and specific examples) that support the position statement. (8 points)	Includes 1 specific example (facts, statistics, and specific examples) that support the position statement. May or may not include counterargument. (6 points)	No evidence and/or examples are offered.  (0 points)	10 points possible
Evidence and Examples	For all specific examples, explanations are given that show how they support the position statement.  (10 points)	For most specific examples, explanations are given that show how they support the position statement. (8 points)	For at least one of the specific examples, an explanation is given that shows how it supports the position statement. (6 points)	Does not indicate how the specific examples offered support the position statement. (0 points)	10 points
Closing paragraph	The conclusion is strong and leaves the reader solidly understanding the writer’s position. Effective restatement of the position statement begins the closing paragraph. (10 points)	The conclusion is recognizable. The author’s position is restated within the conclusion.(8 points)	Thesis statement not clearly stated in opening paragraph therefore can not be restated in the conclusion, however, the conclusion is recognizable. (6 points)	There is no conclusion – the paper just ends. (0 points)	10 points
Grammar & Spelling	No major errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. (5 points)	1 – 3 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. (4 points)	4 – 6 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. (3-2 points)	More than 6 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. (1 point)	5 points

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