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Preface -- The Politics Of Sorrow -- The Social Organization Of Bad News -- Announcement Shock And Psychic Numbing -- Postmortem Involvements -- Identity Management Of The Dead -- Blame, Accounts, And Moral Careers -- From Untamed To Outlaw Emotion -- Feeling Rules, Organizational Contradictions, And Immobilization -- Reflections -- Appendix I -- Appendix Ii -- Appendix Iii -- Bibliography. Daniel D. Martin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.