Chapter Outline

I. Interpretations of Schutz's Work

A. Ethnomethodology and Social Construction

B. Lack of Macrostructure

C. Cultural Determinism

II. The Ideas of Edmund Husserl

A. Phenomenology

1. Transcendental Ego

2. Intentionality

3. Science

4. Experience

5. Natural Attitude

6. Bracketing

7. Life-World

8. Intersubjectivity

III. Biographical Sketch

IV. Science and the Social World

A. Life-World versus Science

B. Constructing Ideal Types

1. Postulate of Relevance

2. Postulate of Adequacy

3. Postulate of Logical Consistency

4. Postulate of Compatibility

5. Postulate of Subjective Interpretation

V. Typifications and Recipes

VI. The Life-World

A. Basic Characteristics

1. Wide-Awakeness

2. Suspension of Doubt

3. Working

4. Total Self

5. Intersubjective World of Communication

6. Time

B. Knowledge

1. Knowledge of Typifications and Recipes

2. Knowledge of Skills

3. Useful Knowledge

VII. Intersubjectivity

A. Knowledge and Intersubjectivity

1. Reciprocity of Perspectives

2. Interchangeability of Standpoints

3. Congruency of the System of Relevance

4. Social Origins of Knowledge

5. Social Distribution of Knowledge

B. Private Components of Knowledge

VIII. Realms of the Social World

A. Folgewelt and Vorwelt

B. Umwelt and We Relations

C. Mitwelt and They Relations

IX. Consciousness, Meanings, and Motives

A. Consciousness

B. Meanings

1. Subjective Meaning Context

2. Objective Meaning Context

C. Motives

1. In-order-to Motives

2. Because Motives

X. Interpreting Schutzian Theory

A. Abstract

B. Phenomenology and Sociology

C. Dialectical Relationships

XI. Summary