Table of contents
Social structure, human agency, and social policy
Gil Richard MusolfDiscusses the papers in this issue in calculated style, with regard to social structure, human agency and social policy. Itemizes the papers one‐by‐one and gives their strength of…
Policy as a collective venture: a symbolic interactionist approach to the study of organizational directives
Robert PrusAlthough the particular policies that groups establish may serve to differentiate those groups from others in the broader community, policies are better envisioned as aspects of…
Lying: deception in human affairs
Bernard M. MeltzerSeeking to clarify the concept of lying, I deal with several topics on which ideas vary. I consider the symbolic, intentional, misleading, and relational character of lies, and…
Playing the blame game: casting guilt and avoiding stigma during a tuberculosis health crisis
Antonio D. JimenezThis study examines the consequences of stigmatization that occurred during a tuberculosis outbreak concentrated among Puerto Rican clients enrolled in a Chicago drug treatment…
Loss of site: organizational site moves as organizational deaths
Melinda J. MilliganThis paper broadens and extends the idea of organizational death by arguing that certain organizational site moves, those in which employees hold a strong place attachment to the…
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0144-333XOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Colin Williams