{"product_id":"an-invitation-to-ethnomethodology-david-j-francis-9780761966418","title":"An Invitation to Ethnomethodology: Language, Society and Interaction","description":"This book offers a new and rigorous approach to observational sociology that is grounded in ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout the authors encourage the reader to explore the social world at first hand, beginning with the immediate family context and then moving out into the public realm and organizational life. Examples of observational analysis are given with reference to topic areas such as family life, education, medicine, crime and deviance, and the reader is shown how to conduct their own inquiries, using methods and materials that are readily and ordinarily available. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on both original material and published studies, Francis and Hester demonstrate how observational sociology can be carried out with an attention to detail typically overlooked by more traditional ethonographic approaches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David J. Francis, Stephen Hester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761966412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761966418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.50w x 0.65d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David J. Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059652849919,"sku":"9780761966418","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_047bc69e-de23-4d7e-af93-ae29274545ca.jpg?v=1685059526","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-invitation-to-ethnomethodology-david-j-francis-9780761966418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}