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He has research interests in the social organization and control of communication, and he is currently at work on a study of trends in interdisciplinary communication in the social sciences.

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Rigney, D. Secrecy and social cohesion. Soc 16, 52–55 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02697802

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