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    Catharsis

    The social problem which is important for both Turkey and other countries is violence. There are different types of violence and I tried to analyze the violence in sports. To do this, I chose the participant observation method and went to a match which was available to violence. Me and my father planned to go to match between Bursaspor and Beşiktaş on the May 7th 2011. We were Beşiktaş supporters as a family and we went to Bursa to visit our relatives and go to this match for my research. I know

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    Case Management

    The final exam will be a case study of an ethic woman. Using your text and individual research, write a 900 – 1200 word APA analysis of this case study. The analysis should answer the questions posted at the end of the exam and provide additional insights from your research. This paper needs to be written in APA format with a minimum of 4 resources. Two of the four resources need to be articles/journal articles from the University of Phoenix Library. This assignment is due on Week 5 Day 7. I will

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    Anthropology Subculture

    Mixed Blood Race and color labels are conceptually distinct. Race is an externally imposed social categorization. A racial category is applied to a group of people thought to share physical and cultural traits and a common ancestry. Racial categories are mutually exclusive to one another. The most common markers associated with race are skin color, racial features, and hair texture. In his article, entitled Mixed Blood, by Jeffery M Fish he examines the cultural base of racial beliefs and

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    Participant Observation

    Participant Observation At this stage, we choose one of the field word methods which is the Participant Observation and focus on examining it. We will explain what Participant Observation is about. For example, where does it originated from, what is the aim of applying this field work method, the roles of the researcher using Participant Observation as their field work method, the ways to conduct Participant Observation, the difficulties or concerns while applying this field work method

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    Sociology and Cultural Anhtropology

    In social science or sociology, there are two specific research methods commonly used. Social anthropology is considered the holistic study of humanity. This field promotes culture as a scientific concept. Anthropologists use the study of social anthropology as the means of studying how culture affects how people adapt to their environment in non-genetic ways. In both sociology and cultural anthropology there are 2 large categories of research. Quantitative research is quantifiable, meaning measureable

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    Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight” Clifford Geertz

    In his essay, “Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight” Clifford Geertz described what appears to be playing sports or even gambling – cockfighting. But reading further, one can understand that one important point of the article addresses human passions, self-expression, and relationship building aspects of the people of Bali. In my mind this essay is a microcosm of humanity as a whole, one difference is found in the representation of different cultures. At the onset, Geertz tells us a story

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    Nursing

    The term culturally competent care refers to nursing care that is sensitive to issues regarding culture, race, gender, and sexual orientation. Cultural competence is a process in which the nurse strives to achieve the ability to effectively work within the cultural context of an individual, family, or community from a diverse cultural/ethnic background. Since the perception of illness and disease and their causes varies by culture, these individual preferences affect the approaches to health care

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    Humanities

    Title of Assignment – Move Analysis Paper - CRASH Student’s Name – Emmanuel Rweyemamu Professor/Institute – Dr. Lisa McDonnell Course, Date – SOC 1101 Analysis of Movie, Crash Introduction and Thesis: Written and directed by Paul Haggis, “Crash” was released in 2004. The movie highlights the trials and tribulations experienced by a various racial ethnical groups from varied geographical locations. Acculturation is not easy for these several Racial Groups such as Hispanics, Asians, or Africans

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    Euromouse Negotiation

    Mouse Reflection Paper Lim Jian Hong, Benjamin (A0110508W) Background of Parties I was assigned the role of Mouse representative for this Mouse exercise. The primary objective for Mouse heading into the negotiation was to ensure co-operation from the mayors of Chessy, Coupvray, Magny and Bailly. The strategy revolved around financial compensation as a means of dealing with these towns. The approach towards the French government was one based on an assumption of them being supportive of Mouse in

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    Humanities

    sciences include history, anthropology, area studies, communication studies, cultural studies, law and linguistics. Scholars in the humanities are sometimes described as humanists. However, that term also describes the philosophical position of humanism, which some "antihumanist" scholars in the humanities reject. Some secondary schools offer humanities classes, usually consisting of English literature, global studies, and art. Human disciplines like history, cultural anthropology, and psychoanalysis study

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