An Ethnographic Investigation Of Listening Behavior Japan...

1. Introduction At the core of this research project is an ethnographic investigation of listening behaviour in Japan and the UK. I will adopt different types of ethnography; analyses of TV dramas, participant observation in universities, restaurants, cafes and pubs, observation and interviewing of occupational listeners such as hostesses and priests, and analyses of internet fora. I aim to analyse the different cultural expression and the tacit rules of listening in interactive communication. I do so not from a communication studies perspective, but an anthropological one. 2. Research questions and aims In face-to-face conversations, people seem to know how to behave as a listener both consciously and unconsciously. Sociologist Erving Goffman (1990) notes that performers have tacit consent to behave and control their images to audiences, but listeners can also be said to follow unwritten rules, using listening behaviour to present themselves or to pretend to be listening. Thus, listening may be not passive behaviour, but an active one and listeners might be creative, cooperative or even strategic. In communication studies, researchers have started to characterise listening as active behaviour. However, these studies are incomplete analyses to understand the active listening or the dynamics of listening behaviour. They deal with an issue of motivation or individual characteristics, but do not take account of intrinsic rules of listening or hardly noticeable strategies ofShow MoreRelatedIllegal Downloads and the Affect on the Film Industry13468 Words   |  54 Pagesare not necessarily those of the compilers or the LSE. MSc Dissertation Theodore Giletti Why pay if it’s free? Streaming, downloading, and digital music consumption in the â€Å"iTunes era† Theodore Giletti ABSTRACT This research study is an investigation into the consumption of digital music. Rapid growth in the market for digital music has been led by the rise in popularity of online download stores such as iTunes and streaming services. Consumers now have the option to acquire songs from a varietyRead Morepreschool Essay46149 Words   |  185 Pageschildren do much of the day. This area of development describes many avenues for young children’s play, engagement with others, exploration, and learning. Health Domain Young children’s development of health knowledge, attitudes, habits, and behaviors is receiving increasing attention in research and practice. The health foundations are divided into the following three strands: †¢ Health Habits, which cover basic hygiene, oral health, knowledge of wellness, and sun safety †¢ Safety, whichRead MoreOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pagesindeed others who should know better) to trivialize this very problematic and challenging subject. This is not the case with the present book. This is a book that deserves to achieve a wide readership. Professor Stephen Ackroyd, Lancaster University, UK This new textbook usefully situates organization theory within the scholarly debates on modernism and postmodernism, and provides an advanced introduction to the heterogeneous study of organizations, including chapters on phenomenology, critical theoryRead More THE IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES65118 Words   |  261 Pagesrelative and depends on the individual or group of students who are evaluating it. Thus, any standardising of information quality has to match to a considerable large group of students’ cognitive structures. This research provides an empirical investigation of the relationship b etween information quality and student learning outcomes. Data for this study were collected by means of questionnaires through the survey manager in the Blackboard Learning System and were evaluated through a combination ofRead MoreRastafarian79520 Words   |  319 PagesAires Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi Sà £o Paulo Shanghai Taipei Tokyo Toronto Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Copyright  © 2003 by Ennis Barrington Edmonds The moral rights of the authors have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, storedRead MoreMarketing Management 14th Edition Test Bank Kotler Test Bank173911 Words   |  696 Pagesthat directly affect consumer preferences B) all needs and wants of customers C) all direct or indirect interactions between the customer and the company D) all interactions between customers and competitors E) all factors that affect buying behavior Answer: C Page Ref: 17 Objective: 4 Difficulty: Moderate 49) Which of the following holds that consumers prefer products that are widely available and inexpensive? A) the product concept B) the production concept C) the selling concept