Hybrid studies

The notion of hybrid studies Garfinkel once put forward has not been discussed in ethnomethodology as much as one might expect. If hybrid studies are discussed at all, the focus tends to be on the issues of practicality and the feasibility of getting trained in field-relevant disciplines in order to achieve a genuine "hybridization". In this section, I will try to explicate what Garfinkel presented with this notion of hybridity as properties of ethnomethodological studies in light of what he was trying to do with the notion, i.e. to foreground distinctive properties of ethnomethodological studies in contrast to Formal Analysis. It will also be noted that while the properties Garfinkel highlighted were criterial, the points he sought to raise with hybrid studies were not so much about methodological issues, i.e. how to achieve the criteria, but more to do with setting out the criteria ethnomethodological studies should satisfy, criteria which can be contrasted with those which determine the adequacy of Formal Analysis. Also, ethnomethodologists' collaboration with members will also be dealt with as an essential aspect for accomplishing properties of hybridity as part of their studies.