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    Roland Wulbert

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I am grateful for the help I have received from my colleagues, Fred Goldner, Mike Brown and Erving Goffman. This analysis was made possible by the accomplishments of Harold Garfinkel. It reflects a trust that has grown over the years in the impulses of his imagination, as well as Marcel Teitler's and Martin Wenglinsky's. Some of the body and the whole of the spirit of this work is indebted to Sheila Klatzky.

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Wulbert, R. Using contradictions to explore the conventions of theorizing. Theor Soc 2, 467–482 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00212748

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