Alfred Schutz on Social Reality and Social Science

The work of Alfred Schutz was an important early influence on Harold Garfinkel and therefore on the development of ethnomethodology. In this article, I try to clarify what Garfinkel drew from Schutz, as well as what he did not take from him, specifically as regards the task of social inquiry. This is done by focusing in detail on one of Schutz’s key articles: ‘Concept and Theory Formation in the Social Sciences’. The aim is thereby to illuminate the relationship between Schutz’s views on the character of social science and Garfinkel’s radical proposal for a re-specified focus of investigation. This is further pursued by examining an important debate about the link between Schutz and ethnomethodology.

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Fenomenologi Alfred Schutz: Studi tentang Konstruksi Makna dan Realitas dalam Ilmu Sosial

Jurnal ILMU KOMUNIKASI ◽

10.24002/jik.v2i1.254 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Stefanus Nindito

Keyword(s):

Social Science ◽

Qualitative Methods ◽

Ideal Type ◽

Alfred Schutz ◽

Philosophical Movement ◽

Alfred Schütz

Abstract: Alfred Schutz phenomenology is one of the important thougt in phenomenology development as philosophical movement. Simultantly, Schutzâ€™s phenomenology critizes and modifies Husserl concept of phenomenology and Weber concept of ideal type actions.This paper uses Friedrich concept to give a map of mode scientist in order to clarify Schutz phenomenological position in development of social science. In context of social science Schutz phenomenology position implies to qualitative methods research especially in observation structure to the object of research social emphasize by phenomenology.

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One More Phenomenology of the Social World?

Schutzian Research ◽

10.5840/schutz2019115 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

pp. 103-119

Author(s):

Ingeborg K. Helling ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Science ◽

Social Action ◽

Social World ◽

Alfred Schutz ◽

Subjective Meaning ◽

The Social ◽

Alfred Schütz ◽

Similarities And Differences

In his “Der sinnhafte Aufbau der sozialen Welt” (1932; engl. tr. 1967) Alfred Schutz refers frequently and mostly positively to the author Fritz Sander. In contrast to other members of the Viennese social science milieus in interwar Vienna, Sander has been neglected in the abundant literature on Schutz. Following Henrich’s (1991) Konstellationsforschung approach, Schutz and Sander are placed in the setting of interwar Viennese social science. Explicit references to Sander made by Schutz will be described, similarities and differences in their treatments of Max Weber’s concepts of social action and subjective meaning will be examined, and their respective views of a phenomenological grounding of social science will be discussed.

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