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boundary work  

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  • Boundary work has been studied in fields as varied as sociology, anthropology, history, political science, history, and social psychology. In sociology, boundary work is frequently studied in contexts where social groups are vying to exact influence or control over other social groups or to reinforce their distinctiveness from other social groups. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Boundary Work]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-J9QGK5GH-9

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