Author Description

Product Description Ethnomethodological Sociology presents some of the classic papers in ethnomethodology together with the most important recent contributions. It includes a clear introduction and a comprehensive 80-page bibliography. It contains a significant range of ethnomethodological work spanning 20 years. The volume exhibits the theoretical power and philosophical significance of this domain of sociological enquiry. Concerned to elucidate in fine detail the formal properties of human conduct in situ, ethnomethodologists have made great progress in specifying how members of society, pursuing their diverse practical purposes, manage to construct the intelligibility and orderliness of their practical affairs in methodical and formally analysable ways. This collection effectively documents that progress. Review 'As a whole the anthology is a landmark in contemporary sociology. It makes readily accessible a range of empirical and conceptual papers which demonstrate the relevance and contribution of ethnomethodological enquiry to the study of social action. Coulter is to be congratulated on the taste and care with which he has selected and organised this seemingly diverse collection of contributions and for the extensive bibliography of ethnomethodological research he has included in the anthology. This book should be in every University and Polytechnic Library.' -- Christian Heath, Sociology About the Author Edited by Jeff Coulter, Professor of Sociology, Boston University, US