Social commitments in a depersonalized world / Edward J. Lawler, Shane R. Thye, and Jeongkoo Yoon.

Introduction: Person-to-group ties
Narratives of social transformation
Affect in social interaction
A theory of social commitments
The structural foundations of groups
Local commitments in organizations
Commitments in hierarchy and network forms of organization
Social inequality and order at the micro level
Nationalist sentiments in modern states
Mechanisms of social order
Conclusion.