ethnomethodology

[eth-noh-meth-uh-dol-uh-jee]

noun

the sociological study of the rules and rituals underlying ordinary social activities and interactions.

Origin of ethnomethodology

First recorded in 1960–65; ethno- + methodology

Related formseth·no·meth·od·ol·o·gist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for ethnomethodology

ethnomethodology

noun

a method of studying linguistic communication that emphasizes common-sense views of conversation and the worldCompare phenomenology

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