We Often Greet People with the Comment "How 'Ya Doin

question 62

Multiple Choice

We often greet people with the comment "How 'ya doin'?" or "What's up?" The fact is we really don't care how they are doing or what is "up" in their lives. These are simply greetings equivalent to saying "Hi!" and do not require a response. What term did Harold Garfinkel use to describe these "taken-for-granted" aspects of social interaction?

• A) definition of the situation
• B) ethnomethodology
• C) dramaturgical analysis
• D) impression management

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Definitions:

Enable

To activate or allow a system or device to operate, often controlled by an electronic or mechanical switch.

Three-Wire

A wiring system that consists of a phase wire, a neutral wire, and a protective ground wire, commonly used in residential and commercial settings.

Energized

To be energized means to supply or be supplied with electric power, causing a device, circuit, or component to become active or operative.

Normally Closed

A term used to describe a state of a switch or relay when its contacts are closed, allowing current to flow, in the absence of an actuating signal.