American social theory
type: Concept
narrower: Harold Garfinkel

Harold Garfinkel
type: Concept
broader: micro-interactionist theory
broader: key people in social theory
broader: American social theory
definition: Born on October 29, 1917, in Newark, New Jersey, Harold Garfinkel is widely known as the father of ethnomethodology (EM). Scholars associated with EM work in all areas of intellectual enterprise, including most subdisciplines of sociology and many other disciplines as well. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; Garfinkel, Harold]

people
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: Harold Garfinkel

key people in social theory
type: Concept
narrower: Harold Garfinkel

micro-interactionist theory
type: Concept
narrower: Harold Garfinkel