Ethnographic report

 

Describe the aims of the online community (check the “about” section of the group) – Give general information about it – years of functioning, media presence (if they have an official webpage, twitter account, fb page…), number of members, etc. – Specify and justify your method of observation of the online community: how you have been observing (regularly or not, taking notes, screenshots), days and hours, specific focus on some of the members or not (clarify rationale of choices). Analysis (1000 words) – Describe your findings regarding the most evident stereotypes and prejudices at work in the community as a whole. Did your selected users resist these stereotypes and prejudices? Did they implicitly or explicitly accept them? – Did you notice any discriminatory behaviours adopted by your selected users? And in the online​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​ community as a whole? If so, which were the target groups? – Evaluate the online community with reference to culture. Which (sub)culture(s) would you associate the online community with? Clarify with reference to the Onion Model of Culture: Symbols, Heroes, Rituals and Values.

 

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We’re part of many communities.Communities are all around us, whether they’re communities made up of family, friends, or shared interests. Online communities take similar principles from in-person communities and make them virtual. Each of us is a part of a certain community.whether online or nextdoor neighbour, or a Facebook or LinkedIn group around a common interest or shared value. You might think of a sub-Reddit  around a certain topic as a community. However, sometimes the concepts behind what an online community is can feel a bit abstract.Aren’t communities built in person? How can an army of strangers online make a customer feel seen?

one’s anxiety. Everyone in the group was apprehensive about presenting but the overall nerves were no more than you would normally expect.

Reflective observation: before the first seminar began I was made aware that we would be split in to groups this made me feel anxious as I had no idea who my group members would be and what they would be like. During the seminar I felt relief when I knew I was in a group with a friend of mine but I was still nervous and felt apprehensive towards the other group members. However as I introduced myself to the other members and they introduced themselves to me I felt my anxiety lessen as found by (Marletta, Sarli, Caricati & Mancini, 2017). Although apprehensive and anxious I was excited about the opportunity to make more friends and get to know more of my class mates. The other thing that I found to be anxiety provoking was the thought of the presentation and the fact that I had to rely on other people to produce a good standard of work to be complied in the presentation. I had to rely on the rest of the group members having good presentation skills I think it’s this reason why I decided to take the lead for the first few sessions which could have resulted in some members not feeling able to speak up this has also been found in MDTs by Lichtenstein et al. 2004. I felt angry and irritated about some members lack of commitment as not everyone turned up to every meeting with some people missing meetings more than one occasion I found this to be frustrating as it produced anxiety about the quality of the information within the presentation. Research has found that the group dynamic is effected by each members dedication to the end goal the presentation (Forsyth, 2018). As a results of this the absent members received a debrief of what we disused at the meeting from me. At points I might have been a bit overbearing and my frustration may have come across. As we discussed how we wanted to present our presentation I felt confused as there was a suggestion by a team member that we should all dress up as e.g. a psychiatrist and other suggestions (right before we presented our presentation to the class) of using a stick man to explain our chosen roles. This all produced heated debate which made me feel uncomfortable and resulting in me taking a step back as the role of leader and not really contributing to this debate which was ultimately solved through negotiation (McGrath & Holewa, 2006).

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