Self-narratives—stories that make a point about the narrator—help people revise and
reconstruct identities during work role transitions. We propose a process model in which …

People join institutions for many different reasons. Career advancement, political allegiance,
social networking and community building are just some of the factors that motivate …

In the same week that his father died, Alex came home to find his live-in fiancée in bed with
another man. Paul is a divorced single parent who was recently forced to go on disability. Liz …

Scholars who attend meetings of the Modern Language Association write words about
words. They interpret texts. As you might imagine, the people who do this kind of work …

Sex is bad. Unprotected sex is a problem. Having a baby would be a disaster. Abortion is a
sin. Teenagers in the United States hear conflicting messages about sex from everyone …

This article explores the extent to which organizational identity claims and the formal
organization of social control influence how actors in a total institution conceptualize their …

This paper argues that the self is best understood as a narrative in progress, rather than a
collection of roles or the outcome of a competent performance. Self-narratives draw integrity …

Scholars who attend meetings of the Modern Language Association write words about
words. They interpret texts. As you might imagine, the people who do this kind of work …

This book explores the various ways in which individuals use music and culture to
understand and respond to changes in their natural and built environments. Drawing on …

The Internet has developed rapidly in China in the past decade. Despite WeChat's immense
popularity and media coverage, few scholars have studied the new social medium's …