Foreword by Anthony Giddens

Preface

Part 1: Introduction

1. Human Nature and the Social Bond

2. Micro- and Macroworlds: Community and Society

Part 2: Understanding: A Verstehende Soziologie

3. Meaning, Context, and Interpretation

4. Studies of Problem Solving and of Conversation: A Critique and a Proposal

Part 3: Implicature and Emotion in Discourse

5. Shame and Conformity: The Deference-Emotion System

6. Microlinguistics: A Theory of Social Action

7. Emotion and Suicide: Analysis of an Incident from Werther

Part 4: Applications

8. Expert and Commonsense Knowledge: A Proposal for Integration

9. Language Acquisition versus Formal Education: A Theory of Genius

Part 5: Conclusion

10. The Microfoundations of Social Structure

Glossary

Bibliography

Index of References

Subject Index