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The Matter of HabitAuthor(s): Charles CamicSource: The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 91, No. 5 (Mar., 1986), pp. 1039-1087Published by: The University of Chicago PressStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2780121Accessed: 12/06/2009 06:29
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