The term ethnomethodology was coined by______________?

Correct answer: A. Harold Garfinkel

  • A. Harold Garfinkel
  • B. Max Weber
  • C. Erving Goffman
  • D. Anthony Giddens

Explanation

Harold Garfinkel coined ethnomethodology to describe the study of the everyday methods people use to produce and understand social order. Weber, Goffman and Giddens are important sociologists but did not coin this term.

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