Clayman1989
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Clayman1989 |
| Author(s) | Steven E. Clayman |
| Title | The production of punctuality: Social interaction, temporal organization, and social structure |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Conversation Analysis, News interviews, Closings, Time |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Journal | American Journal of Sociology |
| Volume | 95 |
| Number | 3 |
| Pages | 659–691 |
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| DOI | 10.1086/229329 |
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Abstract
Social occasions can be distinguished by the degree to which their temporal length is locally variable or predetermined. Using the live television news interview as an extreme example of the latter, this paper describes how an interactional encounter is brought to a close at a prespecified time. The larger aim is to explore linkages between the organization of interaction and institutional forms generally regarded as social structural in character. The closing process is first examined in casual conversation, which has a variable duration. News interview closings are then examined and are shown to adhere to a systematically modified format that provides for closing at a prearranged time. It is suggested in conclusion that sociotemporal and institutional structures are reproduced through the situated adaptation of generic interactional mechanisms, and that this formulation preserves the integrity of both interaction and social structure while providing for their interconnection.
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