2. The impetus for this research design came from both the nature of the problems being studied and from the inspiration provided by three other works that attempted to combine structural and interactional analysis, i.e., Becker, Geer, Hughes, and Strauss ( Boys in White , 1961); Lipset, Trow, and Coleman ( Union Democracy , 1956); and Burawoy ( Manufacturing Consent , 1979). [BACK]

3. This name and the name given to the other major companies studied (Miracle Vegetable, Verde Lettuce, and Salad Giant) are fictitious. The real names are masked in order to protect the identities of individuals who are employed by these companies and who feared reprisal should their remarks be exposed. I have given the companies names that differ considerably from their real ones and have substituted pseudonyms for all respondents. The choice of Miracle Vegetable Company for fieldwork was somewhat arbitrary. During the course of the year's study, a strike among unionized lettuce workers began. To avoid the hazards associated with strikebreaking and the likely bias resulting from the influx of less experienced workers, I chose to work at a company still under contract with a union not participating in the strike. However, being in the

fields and in the labor camps during that time enabled me to monitor the strike and to interview workers who had walked out. [BACK]