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Atkinson, J. Maxwell. 1982. Understanding formality: The categorization and production of 'formal' interaction. British Journal of Sociology 33 (1) : 86–117.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

conversational analysis | ethnomethodology | formality, comprehension of

Annotation

A. examines the relationship between 'formal' and 'informal' social action with reference to research in ethnomethodology and conversational analysis.