Why Is It Important to Understand Context When Engaging in Ethnomethodology

question 49

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to understand context when engaging in ethnomethodology?

• A)Ethnomethodology almost exclusively studies context.
• B)Most human communication cannot be understood outside of the context in which it occurs.
• C)Context provides us with hidden clues that are revealed only in hindsight.
• D)Context makes it possible to study human language in a quantifiable way.

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Definitions:

Exocytosis

A process by which cells release substances to the external environment by vesicles fusing with the plasma membrane.

Secretory Vesicles

Membrane-bound vesicles containing substances that are to be secreted or transported out of the cell.

Plasma Membrane

The biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment, regulating the passage of substances in and out of cells.

Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis

A process by which cells internalize molecules (e.g., hormones, nutrients) by the inward budding of plasma membrane vesicles containing proteins with receptor sites specific to the molecules being internalized.