Thirteen newly published articles on case studies performed by sociologists demonstrating the everyday interactions that reinforce dominance and resistance in modern society.

Jodi O'Brien is Associate Professor of Sociology at Seattle University. She co-edited with Peter Kollock The Production of Reality, 2nd edition, (1997). She writes and lectures in the area of cultural politics, marginal identities and communities.

Judith A. Howard is Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington. She lectures and researches in the area of gender and the intersections of gender dynamics with race, class and sexuality. She is currently co-editing SIGNS: Journal of Women in Culture and Society.