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Sociology Meets Biography: Peter Berger and the Social Construction of Discontinuous Selves by Zerubavel, Eviatar

“…This article examines the idea of a “sociology of biography.” As such, it focuses on the social construction of both biographical continuity and biographical…”
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The elephant in the room: silence and denial in everyday life by Zerubavel, Eviatar

“…The fable of the Emperor's New Clothes is a classic example of a conspiracy of silence, a situation where everyone refuses to acknowledge an obvious truth. But…”
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Times of Sociology. Eviatar Zerubavel in Conversation with Lorenzo Sabetta by Sabetta, Lorenzo, Zerubavel, Eviatar

“…This interview offers a historical reconstruction of Eviatar Zerubavel's work, from his pioneering studies of time to his not-yet-published analysis of…”
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Frame Analysis: Erving Goffman and the Sociocognitive Organization of Experience by Zerubavel, Eviatar

“…This paper revisits Erving Goffman's Frame Analysis fifty years after its publication. The paper first situates this book within the context of its…”
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Concept‐Driven Sociology by Zerubavel, Eviatar

“…Excerpted from my book Generally Speaking, this paper introduces “concept‐driven sociology,” a special way of theorizing designed to reveal social patterns. As…”
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The Five Pillars of Essentialism: Reification and the Social Construction of an Objective Reality by Zerubavel, Eviatar

“…Drawing on Berger and Luckmann’s discussion of reification, this paper examines the five aspects of essentialism that make the social construction of a…”
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Generally Speaking: The Logic and Mechanics of Social Pattern Analysis by Zerubavel, Eviatar

“…This paper examines social pattern analysis, the yet-unarticulated research strategy that guides formal sociologists in their efforts to distill generic social…”
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Social memories: Steps to a sociology of the past by Zerubavel, Eviatar

“…Develops a comprehensive framework to examine memory from a sociological perspective with a particular emphasis on the interpersonal, conventional, collective,…”
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Lumping and Splitting: Notes on Social Classification by Zerubavel, Eviatar

“…This paper examines the mental process of grouping "similar" things together in distinct clusters and separating "different" clusters from one another. The…”
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Generally Speaking: The Logic and Mechanics of Social Pattern Analysis 1 by Zerubavel, Eviatar

“…This paper examines social pattern analysis, the yet‐unarticulated research strategy that guides formal sociologists in their efforts to distill generic social…”
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Generally Speaking: The Logic and Mechanics of Social Pattern Analysis1 by Zerubavel, Eviatar

“…This paper examines social pattern analysis, the yet‐unarticulated research strategy that guides formal sociologists in their efforts to distill generic social…”
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Transcending Cognitive Individualism by ZERUBAVEL, EVIATAR, SMITH, ELIOT R.

“…Advancing knowledge in many areas of psychology and neuroscience, underlined by dazzling images of brain scans, appear to many professionals and to the public…”
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Transcending Cognitive Individualism : BRIDGING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIES by ZERUBAVEL, Eviatar, SMITH, Eliot R

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Social Identity and Social Descent: Some Sociological Reflections on Populations Genetics by Zerubavel, Eviatar

“…It is contended that historical relations play a significant role in organizing social identity & that the inclusiveness of social identification is contingent…”
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Language and Memory: "Pre-Columbian" America and the Social Logic of Periodization by ZERUBAVEL, EVIATAR

“…Memory is recorded not only by individuals, but also by family, religious groups and nations who organize these traditions into socializations. Curiously…”
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The Rigid, the Fuzzy, and the Flexible: Notes on the Mental Sculpting of Academic Identity by ZERUBAVEL, EVIATAR

“…Defining the boundaries of social science research can be a more flexible process in modern times, and this is illustrated by academic identity and its process…”
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The Standardization of Time: A Sociohistorical Perspective by Zerubavel, Eviatar

“…In order to clarify the fundamental distinction between the psychological and sociological perspectives on temporality, this paper explores the distinctly…”
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Social Identity and Social Descent: Some Sociological Reflections on Population Genetics by Zerubavel, Eviatar

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Horizons: On the Sociomental Foundations of Relevance by ZERUBAVEL, EVIATAR

“…Mental horizons, which are influenced by social norms, define relevance and responsibility in an established social order. A perception of what is 'in the…”
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The Language of Time: Toward A Semiotics of Temporality by Zerubavel, Eviatar

“…This article examines temporality from a semiotic perspective, as a quasi-linguistic system of signification, shedding light on the rudimentary elements of the…”
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