Steve Clayman
Steven E. Clayman is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research addresses human interaction as a topic in its own right, and as a window into social institutions with an emphasis on media and politics. He has published widely in sociology, communication, and linguistics journals, and is the co-author (with John Heritage) of Talk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions (Wiley-Blackwell) and The News Interview: Journalists and Public Figures On the Air (Cambridge University Press).