The Radicalism of Ethnomethodology: An Assessment of Sources and Principles

by Martyn Hammersley

Book Overview

There have been relatively few well-informed, critical assessments of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. This book examines some of the background to these approaches, notably the influence of Schutz and phenomenology. It also compares Garfinkel's approach with those of Goffman and Simmel, and assesses the influence of Cicourel and conversation analysis on research methodology. The core of the book is an in-depth assessment of the rationale...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526124629
• ISBN13: 9781526124623
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"