Imagine you are one of the only people sitting in a Starbucks. As you sit at your table with your earphones in, laptop out, drinking your coffee, a random person comes in and sits at the table with you, even though there are plenty of other tables available. This person starts talking to you as if you were long-lost friends. In this scenario, social norms have been breached. This exemplifies __________.
A) dramaturgy
B) ethnomethodology
C) exchange theory
D) "push button" events

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Ethnomethodology is the study of how people make sense of their everyday social interactions and the norms that guide them. In this scenario, the social norm of personal space and choosing an available table has been breached.

Imagine You Are One of the Only People Sitting in a Starbucks