Timothy and Kiley were asked to violate a norm by their sociology professor.They choose to go to the mall and use the up-escalator to go down and the down-escalator to go up.They watched the reactions of others and wrote a paper describing the experience.Which methodological tool were Timothy and Kiley using?
A) dramaturgical analysis
B) secondary analysis
C) participant observation
D) conduct testing
E) ethnomethodology

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Timothy and Kiley were using ethnomethodology, which involves breaking norms and analyzing the reactions of others to better understand the rules that govern social behavior. They were actively participating in the situation while observing and analyzing the reactions of others, which is a key component of ethnomethodology. The other options, such as dramaturgical analysis and secondary analysis, do not involve actively breaking norms and analyzing the reactions of others in real-time.

Timothy and Kiley Were Asked to Violate a Norm by Their