ethnomethodology

[ eth-noh-meth-uh-dol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌɛθ noʊˌmɛθ əˈdɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the sociological study of the rules and rituals underlying ordinary social activities and interactions.

Origin of ethnomethodology

First recorded in 1960–65; ethno- + methodology

OTHER WORDS FROM ethnomethodology

eth·no·meth·od·ol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby ethnomethodology

ethnohistory, ethnol., ethnolinguistics, ethnology, ethnomedicine, ethnomethodology, ethnomusicology, ethnonym, ethnonymics, ethnopharmacology, ethnos

British Dictionary definitions for ethnomethodology

ethnomethodology
/ (ˌɛθnəʊmɛθəˈdɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

a method of studying linguistic communication that emphasizes common-sense views of conversation and the world Compare phenomenology