Ethnomethodology

by Roy Turner (Editor)

Genres: Sociology

287 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 1974

About the author

Born in London in 1952, Roy Turner graduated from Middlesex University and Saint Martins School of Art. He studied sociology and anthropology and wrote several historical biographies based on his extensive travels around the world. Roy Turner was best known as the founder and editor of the fetish magazine Domina. Earlier career re-incarnations included teaching, acting, painting and decorating, carpentry, window dressing and window cleaning. He also worked briefly in a Wild West Rodeo in Arizona and had a shot at bullfighting in Spain. Sadly, Roy died in 2007 after a long battle with cancer, but his diligent research and unique insights into the sadomasochistic world live on.

Reviews

[Completelybanned · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is still relevant to anthropologists or sociolinguistics interested in the history of studying language as social action. While chapters by well-known authors Sacks, Garfinkel, Schlegoff, Moerman, and Cicourel are all useful, several other authors do an excellent job of articulating the research principles of ethnomethodology, applying them to case studies, and expounding on methodological nuances.