
The radicalism of ethnomethodology : An assessment of sources and principles
by Martyn Hammersley
Title:
The radicalism of ethnomethodology : An assessment of sources and principles
Author:
Martyn Hammersley
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
208 pages
Publisher:
Manchester University Press (P648)
ISBN-13:
9781526145901
EAN:
9781526145901
Classifications:
Research and information: general
Weight (g):
450
Dimensions (mm):
155 x 235 x 8
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
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 for ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, and of their relationship to mainstream social science. While the importance of the issues that these epistemologically and ontologically radical approaches raise is underlined, a number of fundamental problems are identified with the rationale underpinning them.












