Section A

• Example: For this question, I will use the following:

  Area of Inquiry: Conflict

  Concept: ?

  Issue: Violence

  Contemporary example: Knife Crime in the UK

  Ethnographic Material: Bourgois (2003) "In Search of Respect" concentrating on drug gangs in the neighbourhood of East Harlem, New York, USA
• How to plan: Do a mindmap!!!
• Intro:

  • Introduce ethnography: (cite)
  • Define key terms and AOI
  • Outline argument for essay- broadly answer question linking AOI to key concept
• P1 Similarity: Structural inequalities fuelling conflict


  ISOR:

  Poverty, racism, lack of opportunity drive individuals towards drug trade

  UK:

  Socioeconomic disparities, lack of access to education and employment> rise in knife crime

  Overall: Perpetuate cycles of marginalisation, fuelling conflict among disadvantaged communities
• P2: Similarity: Symbolic Dimensions of Conflict


  ISOR:

  Drug trade sub-culture steeped in symbolic meanings and codes> respect, reputation.

  UK:

  knife crime>symbolic significance tied to notions of identity, masculinity>knife is a symbol of power, status and protection

  Overall: Contributes to conflict> Individuals seek to assert their identity and social status
• P3: Difference: Manifestation of conflict


  ISOR:

  Revolves around disputes over drug territory, interpersonal violence and struggling for power within drug trade.

  UK:

  Characterized by prevalence of weapon violence. Use of knives as weapons escalates severity of violence, poses unique challenges for law enforcement and community safety initiatives.
• P4: Differences: Cultural and Contextual difference


  ISOR:

  under-resourced education system in EH lead to poverty, cause young people to feel marginalized, disempowered.>conflict and violence within community. Disparities in educational outcomes based on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status exacerbates these issues, fueling social divisions and intergroup conflicts.

  Uk:

  education system face challenges (inequality, funding) but its availability helps individuals escape poverty. Disadvantaged individuals often strive for academic success. - more access to prevention programmes