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To explore causes underlying white opposition to busing, telephone interviews were conducted in Nov 1978 with 180 randomly selected white adults in Akron, Ohio. Opposition to desegregation explains only part of opposition to busing. Preferences for neighborhood schools & the perceived costs vs benefits of busing are at least as important, & do not appear to be code words for racism. 3 Tables. Modified HA.

Consistency is a concept central to most social science research. In this paper we challenge the typical simplistic assumptions of consistency between words and deeds. We contend that consistency is a complex concept which must be studied through a situated approach. By employing the literature on motives in sociology and communication, we consider the means by which actors construct consistency and inconsistency in social interaction. Central to this process are anticipated, or actual, calls for accountability. Consistency and inconsistency become issues when we attempt to hold self, or other, accountable.