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Ethnographic Research Paper: French Culture

A common saying goes like this, "You cannot judge a book by its cover." This saying may have many meanings, but to a social and cultural anthropologist, it signifies that no-one should pre-judge others on their values, beliefs and interests just by their appearance. In order to understand and be familiar with a culture, one has to perform a series of ethnographic research from fieldwork, participant observation, ethnology to something as accessible as interviewing someone in your community. From this, you can unearth what influences people's personalities and beliefs, which may involve a mixture of their culture, family values and personal beliefs. I have done an ethnographic study by interviewing my co-worker, Laurent, whom does not mind having his identity revealed. In my study, I will research schooling along with the role of children, corporate bureaucracies and the overall values of the French through interviewing Laurent and how......

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