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Working out the English

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The Western Mail (Wales)

“When we feel uncomfortable in social situations (that is, most of the time) we either become over-polite, buttoned up and awkwardly restrained, or loud, loutish, crude, violent and generally obnoxious”, says Kate Fox – social anthropologist who has spent the last 10 years studying the habits of her fellow countrymen and women >>continue

The Western Mail (Wales)

"When we feel uncomfortable in social situations (that is, most of the time) we either become over-polite, buttoned up and awkwardly restrained, or loud, loutish, crude, violent and generally obnoxious", says Kate Fox - social anthropologist who…

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How Dispersed Sierra Leoneans Maintain Sense of Community

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Newswise

A new book by anthropologist JoAnn D’Alisera explores how displaced Sierra Leonean Muslims sought and found their identity and a sense of community in the United States. “Communities don’t have to be bound geographically,”
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Newswise

A new book by anthropologist JoAnn D’Alisera explores how displaced Sierra Leonean Muslims sought and found their identity and a sense of community in the United States. “Communities don’t have to be bound geographically,”
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Focus on culture, not just economics, says World Bank in new book

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Worldbank MediaCenter

By bringing a “social-anthropological perspective that focuses on social behavior,” Rao said he hopes the book will encourage a synthesis between social scientists and economists. The co-editors’ collaborators include distinguished anthropologists Arjun Appadurai and Mary Douglas >> continue

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Worldbank MediaCenter

By bringing a “social-anthropological perspective that focuses on social behavior,” Rao said he hopes the book will encourage a synthesis between social scientists and economists. The co-editors’ collaborators include distinguished anthropologists Arjun Appadurai and Mary Douglas >> continue

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Anthropologists in product design

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The Hindu Business Line

Don’t fool yourself into thinking that consumers want more functionalities, because the opposite could be true. Ethnography can help see changes in the marketplace before they occur by observing the frustrations and enthusiasm of customers to aspects of technology, style, and activity >>continue

The Hindu Business Line

Don't fool yourself into thinking that consumers want more functionalities, because the opposite could be true. Ethnography can help see changes in the marketplace before they occur by observing the frustrations and enthusiasm of customers to aspects…

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