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Frame analysis has been severely criticized for its reliance on fictive and newspaper domains and its static portrayal of social behavior. Published and refereed studies, many of the participant observer vintage, are examined to investigate these charges. Conclusions include: (1) transformations are significant occurrences in Americans'daily lives, (2) societal definitions cannot be validly depicted apart from the emergent aspects of personal and interpersonal histories, (3) a new form of keying, negative keying, a not‐reality, is conceptualized, (4) the relationship between Goffman's transformations and Glaser's and Strauss'awareness contexts is delineated. Recommendations for the future study of layered definitions are offered.

Based on the concept that the relative value of a resource is given from the perspective with which one views it, a matrix is proposed utilizing actual resource & perceived resource availability. A resource is seen as gaining value according to established societal values & importance to a known way of life. Increasing resource scarcity & the question of how society will react leads to the necessity for change. Each individual's symbolic view concerning each resource must be redistributed so as to conform to the availability of resources as must the real distribution be based on the economy, population, & material goods. 8 suggestions for policy-making are presented. 4 Figures. Modified HA.