The Classical Roots of Ethnomethodology
Author | : Richard A. Hilbert |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2001-02-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0807849529 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780807849521 |
Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Classical Roots of Ethnomethodology written by Richard A. Hilbert and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2001-02-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Classical Roots of Ethnomethodology, Richard Hilbert demonstrates a historical connection between Harold Garfinkel's recent empirical studies, termed ethnomethodology, and the nineteenth-century sociological theory of Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. Hilbert rejects the conventional view that draws radical distinctions between ethnomethodology and traditional sociological concerns and that even characterizes ethnomethodology as a break from sociology entirely. While ethnomethodology retains its radical character, Hilbert argues, that same radical nature was already contained in classical sociological theory but was driven from prominence by a generation of American interpreters, most notably Talcott Parsons. Moreover, according to Hilbert, ethnomethodology provides empirical demonstration of theoretical principles outlined by Durkheim and Weber that have remained relatively concealed.