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ETHNOMETHODOLOGY & CONVERSATION ANALYSIS

SOC 735
Course Description

Analysis of everyday, local practices for assembling coherent and stable social environments. The focus on everyday practices derives from both ethnomethodological and conversation analytic literatures and investigations. Instruction will involve both didactic or illustrative presentations and hands-on work with interactional data from a variety of social settings, whether informal telephone calls, or more formal work or organizational settings.

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Graduate/professional standing

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