Question

Several years ago, comedian Jon Stewart violated the normative interviewing structure as a guest on the CNN interview when he started asking the interviewers questions about their program. Which of the following approaches to social structure analyzes interview structure and patterns?

a. Ethnomethodology
b. Functionalism
c. Conversation analysis
d. Meso-level convention

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Ethnomethodology

Explanation:

Ethnomethodology is an approach to social structure and interaction which analyzes interview structure and patterns.

Ethnomethodology helps to show how social order is achieved through social interaction. So, it anayzes interview structure and patterns and how it relates with the interviewer and the person interviewed.

This approach was developed originally by Harod Garfinkel.