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ethnomethodology

American  
[eth-noh-meth-uh-dol-uh-jee] / ˌɛθ noʊˌmɛθ əˈdɒl ə dʒi /

noun

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

ethnomethodology British  
/ ˌɛθnəʊmɛθəˈdɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. a method of studying linguistic communication that emphasizes common-sense views of conversation and the world Compare phenomenology

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  • ethnomethodologist noun

Etymology

Origin of ethnomethodology

First recorded in 1960–65; ethno- + methodology

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Sociology Professor Harold Garfinkel, one of the fathers of ethnomethodology, gave Castaneda constant stimulus and harsh criticism.

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