Professor Watkins comes into her classroom before class begins and moves all the desks so that they are facing the back of the classroom. She then observes to see how the students react. Professor Watkins is using a method of observation typical of

A) symbolic interactionism.
B) functionalism.
C) conflict theory.
D) ethnomethodology.

Ethnomethodology

A sociological perspective that focuses on the ways in which individuals make sense of their world, convey this understanding to others, and produce a shared social order.

Symbolic Interactionism

is a sociological perspective focusing on the ways in which individuals interpret, assign meaning to, and act based on the symbolic nature of social interactions.

Observation Method

A research technique that involves carefully watching, recording, and analyzing behaviors as they occur naturally.