Phenomenological sociology and ethnomethodology have many adherents and practitioners throughout the world. The international character of interest in these two areas is exemplified by the scholars from Canada France Germany Japan South Korea Switzerland and the United States who contributed to this collection. Together they exemplify the kinds of theoretical and research issues that arise in seeking to explore the social world in ways that respect what Edmund Husserl referred to as ampldquothe original rightamprdquo of all data. These chapters were inspired in various ways by the work of George Psathas professor emeritus of Boston University a renowned phenomenological sociologist and ethnomethodologist as well as a fundamental contributor to phenomenological sociology and ethnomethodology movements both in the United States and throughout the world. The collection consists of three parts phenomenological sociology as an intellectual movement phenomenological considerations and ethnomethodological explorations all areas to which Professor Psathas has made significant contributions. A phenomenological sociology movement in the US is examined as an intellectual movement in itself and as it is influenced by a leaderamprsquos participation as both scholar and teacher. Phenomenological sociologyamprsquos efficacy and potential are discussed in terms of a broad range of theoretical and empirical issues methodology similarities and differences between phenomenological sociology and ethnomethodology embodied sociality power trust friendship facetoface interaction and interactions between children and adults. Theoretical articles addressing fundamental features of ethnomethodology its development and its relation to processrelational philosophy are balanced by empirical articles founded on authorsamprsquo original ethnomethodological researchampmdashactivities of directiongiving and directionfollowing accounts for organizational deviance garden lessons doing being friends a