Introduction: Communication in Institutional Contexts: Social Interaction and Social StructureMEDICINEFriendly Persuasion: Negotiating Decisions to Use Oral ContraceptivesA Feminist Critique of Scientific Ideology: An Analysis of Two Doctor-Patient EncountersAn Empirically Grounded Approach to Ethical Analysis and Social ChangeThe Apostolic Function of the DentistDoing the Organization's Work: An Examination of Aspects of the Operation of a Crisis Intervention CenterEDUCATIONOn the Necessity of Collusion in ConversationThe Role of Language and the Language of Role in Institutional Decision MakingThe Language of Attribution: Constructing Rationales for Education PlacementWriting, Sexism, and Schooling: A Discourse-Analytic Investigation of Some Recent Documents on Sexism and Education in QueenslandLAWThe Verbatim Record: The Myth and the RealitySome Functions of Spatial Positioning and Alignment in the Organization of Courtroom DiscourseSome Linguistic Contributions to a Criminal Court CaseAuthor IndexSubject Index