11. Symbolic Boundaries

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures and Tables xi
4. PART I. Beginnings
5. 1. Dead Reckoning 1
6. 2. History as Cause 41
7. PART II. Producing Controllers
8. Introduction 117
9. 3. From Skill Acquisition to Expertise 129
10. 4. Embodiment 162
11. PART III. Boundary Work
12. Introduction 183
13. 5. Boston Center and Bedford Tower 193
14. 6. The Terminal 250
15. PART IV. Emotional Labor, Emotion Work
16. Introduction 307
17. 7. Mistake and Error 319
18. 8. Risk and Stress 356
19. PART V. “That Little Frisson of Terror”
20. Introduction 395
21. 9. September 11 401
22. 10. The War on Terror 444
23. 11. Symbolic Boundaries 473
24. PART VI. System Effects, Boundary Work, and Risk
25. Introduction 493
26. 12. The Age of Automation 509
27. 13. Continuities, Change, and Persistence 552
28. Acknowledgments 575
29. Notes 579
30. Bibliography 617
31. Index 635