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Attempts to combine the strengths of 3 orientations (symbolic interaction, exchange theory, and structural functionalism) in accounting for social interaction to generate a framework for the analysis of interaction. The paper draws heavily on the concept of structurally patterned resources both for constructing meanings and facilitating exchange. These processes provide the concrete rooting of structure itself. (17 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)