Grocery Store Ethnography

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

2 hours

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Kluver, R. (1998). Grocery store ethnography. In T.M. Singelis (ed.), Teaching about culture, ethnicity, and diversity (pp. 23-26). SAGE.

Tags:

  1. Bennett recommended
  2. curiosity
  3. ethnography
  4. openness
  5. preparation for study abroad
  6. values

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Engage in thick description of a culture, attempting to discover the hidden symbolic webs of which it is composed. 2. Articulate the relationships between cultural values, the informal logic of a culture, and the symbolic expression of culture.