Received: from jhuml2.hcf.jhu.edu (jhuml2.hcf.jhu.edu [128.220.2.87]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id QAA04310 for ; Tue, 13 May 1997 16:08:47 -0600 (MDT) Received: from jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V5.0-7 #13870) id <01IITW8PZYXC94DOOJ@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu> for socgrad@csf.colorado.edu; Tue, 13 May 1997 18:08:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V5.0-7 #13870) id <01IITW8QL77U934PI8@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu> for socgrad@csf.colorado.edu; Tue, 13 May 1997 18:07:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: from jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu by jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu id <265-5>; Tue, 13 May 1997 18:07:28 -0400 Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 18:07:24 -0400 From: Thomas F Brown Subject: Re: Ethnomethodology To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Message-id: <97May13.180728edt.265-5@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Of what use is ethnomethodology? How can it help me understand the world? How can it help me change the world? It strikes me so far as trivial in these respects, although perhaps more information would change my view.