SOAN 3070 Lecture 13: Methods of study of communication

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SOAN 3070
• Professor: Anna Borisenkova

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Methods of study of communication: discourse analysis, conversation analysis. Women laugh more then men in everyday conversations. Cultural approach of emotions: there are no universal emotions. Global theory of emotions: no matter if emotions are natural, now a days our emotions become more universal with the increase in globalization, e(cid:373)oji(cid:859)s. American sociologist, ethno-methodologist, professor emeritus at the university of california. He is known for establishing and developing ethno-methodology *** An approach in sociology based on the belief that you can discover the normal social order of a society by distrusting it. Ethno-methodologists explore the question of how people account for their behaviors. To answer this question, they may deliberately disrupt social norms to see how people respond and how they try to restore social order. Conversation, from conversare (to live, to keep company with; obsolete: conduct, behavior): oral exchange of sentiments, observations, opinions, or ideas.