Research Paper On Harold Garfinkel

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Harold Garfinkel grew up in Newark, New Jersey in 1917. During his childhood, his father owned a furniture business, which he was hoping Harold would continue the family business. Garfinkel, although he did for a while, but decided he was meant for bigger things. That is when he left to attend the University of Newark. During his tenure at the University of Newark, he was taught by former graduate students. The summer of his graduation he decided to go help students and learn more about diverse backgrounds at a work camp he volunteered at. Which after he met so many complex students and studied different backgrounds, that when he decided to take up sociology as a career.

After he completed his masters degree at the University of North

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