This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Contrary to the belief of many who have read George Homans' recent works, he is not the first sociologist to make explicit use of the concept ...

Many micro sociological theories describe social interaction as a process, implying the importance of time. Yet, time is seriously undertheorized and underanalyzed in micro social interaction. We show ...

Despite how natural friendship can feel, people rarely stop to analyze it. How do you know when someone will make a good ...