The process of choosing a urinal in a men's restroom may seem simple, but there is an underlying, implicit protocol that has actually been studied. In what has been termed "piss stance," one researcher found that the unspoken rule was to always ensure a "buffer zone" of at least one "open" urinal between yourself and another person. Being an intrepid sociologist, you have decided to see what happens when this protocol is ignored. In doing so, you are practicing
a.) ethnomethodology.
b.) interviewing.
c.) role reversal.
d.) symbolic interactionism.
Answer: a.) ethnomethodology.
FEEDBACK: Harold Garfinkel's concept, ethnomethodology, literally means "the methods of the people." This approach to studying human interaction focuses on how we make sense of the world, how we convey our understandings to others, and how we produce a mutually shared social order.
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