Define the term “ethnomethodological indifference” and its role in the relationship between ethnomethodology and other sociological theoretical perspectives.
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Ethnomethodologists strive for “ethnomethodological indifference,” an attitude of detachment that is rooted in neither intellectual naïveté nor condescension (Garfinkel and Sacks 1970:346). They seek to suspend belief in a rule-governed order in order to observe how the regular, coherent, connected patterns of social life are described and explained in ways that create that order itself (Zimmerman and Wieder 1970:289). That is, they seek to understand how people see, describe, and jointly develop a definition of the situation (ibid.). Students should contrast this from the structural functionalist, conflict, and interactionist perspectives as well as the sociological imagination.
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Define two of the six methods that sociologists use to gather data. For each of the two you select, discuss an appropriate research problem and the potential advantages and disadvantages of the method for addressing that problem..
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Wise spending is associated with all of the following practices EXCEPT:
a. buying used instead of new items. b. studying seasonal price fluctuations. c. selecting off-brand labels. d. purchasing items when they're on sale.
Which is NOT a characteristic of marginal occupational groups?
a. They have little occupational power. b. They are concentrated in primary economic sectors. c. These jobs are generally considered unattractive or undesirable. d. They generally work in small, nonbureaucratized workplaces. e. They rarely have promotion opportunities.
According to the science of race, how many races are there?
A. four major races B. 30 races C. 1,740 specific races D. Since race is a socially constructed category, there is not a scientifically specific answer that is correct.