Ethnomethodology: Breaking The Rules

According to the textbook, ethnomethodology is “the study of the commonsense knowledge that people use to understand the situations in which they find themselves.” For this requirement, I had to “break the rules” during a specific activity and observe the results. I chose a rather safe approach to this requirement, breaking the rules of how I should behave when speaking to someone. I tried this out on two people, my boyfriend, and an acquaintance. Usually, it is not expected and probably considered rude to suddenly grab the face of someone you are talking to and then attempt to continue the conversation that way. I think this is an unspoken rule amongst many people that you should not act odd or touch someone’s face in casual conversation.