Foreword by Anthony GiddensPrefacePart 1: Introduction1. Human Nature and the Social Bond2. Micro- and Macroworlds: Community and SocietyPart 2: Understanding: A Verstehende Soziologie3. Meaning, Context, and Interpretation4. Studies of Problem Solving and of Conversation: A Critique and a ProposalPart 3: Implicature and Emotion in Discourse5. Shame and Conformity: The Deference-Emotion System6. Microlinguistics: A Theory of Social Action7. Emotion and Suicide: Analysis of an Incident from WertherPart 4: Applications8. Expert and Commonsense Knowledge: A Proposal for Integration9. Language Acquisition versus Formal Education: A Theory of GeniusPart 5: Conclusion10. The Microfoundations of Social StructureGlossaryBibliographyIndex of ReferencesSubject Index