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|Abstract=This paper  examines  the relationship  between 'formal'  and  'informal'
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social  action  with  reference  to  recent  research in  ethnometho-
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dology  and conversation analysis. Evidence  is presented in support
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of  the  proposal that  a taken  for granted model  of  conversational
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interaction  is  used  by  analysts,  both  lay  and professional,  as  a
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comparative  reference  point  against  which  certain  actions  are
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categorized  as  'formal'. Such  a  procedure, it  is  suggested, results
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in  evaluative interpretations which  fail to  address the question of
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how  such interactions may be  operating to  produce orderliness  in
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the  settings where they are  found. This theme is developed mainly
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in  relation  to  the  way  a number of  recurrent features of multi-
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party  interaction  may  provide  practical  solutions  to  a  general
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problem which appears  to  be common to all such settings, namely
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that  of  how  to  create and preserve  the  conditions  for sustaining
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the shared  attentiveness of all co-present parties  to  the proceedings
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at  hand.  The  general  themes  are  also  brie  Sy  considered with
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reference to  small-scale  interactions that are likely  to  be regarded
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as 'formal'.
 
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Author(s) J. Maxwell Atkinson
Title Understanding formality: The categorization and production of “formal” interaction
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Journal British Journal of Sociology
Volume 33
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Pages 86-117
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Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between 'formal' and 'informal' social action with reference to recent research in ethnometho- dology and conversation analysis. Evidence is presented in support of the proposal that a taken for granted model of conversational interaction is used by analysts, both lay and professional, as a comparative reference point against which certain actions are categorized as 'formal'. Such a procedure, it is suggested, results in evaluative interpretations which fail to address the question of how such interactions may be operating to produce orderliness in the settings where they are found. This theme is developed mainly in relation to the way a number of recurrent features of multi- party interaction may provide practical solutions to a general problem which appears to be common to all such settings, namely that of how to create and preserve the conditions for sustaining the shared attentiveness of all co-present parties to the proceedings at hand. The general themes are also brie Sy considered with reference to small-scale interactions that are likely to be regarded as 'formal'.

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