Learning Objectives
explain what makes ethnomethodology a distinct theoretical orientation, especially when compared to traditional or conventional sociology; |
define and utilize the key concepts of ethnomethodology; |
discuss the various studies that ethnomethodologists have conducted, including breaching experiments, studies in institutional settings, and conversational analysis; |
explain why ethnomethodologists choose to study speech as a topic and apply this understanding to describe how telephone conversations are accomplished, laughter is initiated, applause is generated, and booing is a collective response; |
explain the approach ethnomethodologists bring to studying conversations in institutional settings, including job interviews, executive negotiations, calls to emergency centers, and mediation hearings; |
discuss why ethnomethodologists are critical of traditional sociology; |
discuss why conventional sociologists are critical of ethnomethodologists; |
describe the new directions that ethnomethodology is beginning to take, including its position on the micro-macro debate. |
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2004 McGraw-Hill Higher Education