In a social experiment in the late 1960s, sociologist Harold Garfinkel asked stu

In a social experiment in the late 1960s, sociologist Harold Garfinkel asked students to describe their own household as if they were a guest there. Students were asked to spend from 15 minutes to an hour in their own household assuming they were boarders (but not to act as if they were boarders). They were to describe what they saw as if they knew nothing of the people involved. They were only to describe what they observed, as objectively as possible, and not make any assumptions about the motives of those involved or the propriety of people’s behavior.
Pretend you are a guest in your home, that you do not know your family or friends.
Then write a detailed descriiption of a meal with them. Describe what happened as carefully as you can, assuming you don’t know the people and without making any assumptions about their motives.
Family members (“me”, “father”, “mother”, “brother”)