<b>He-said-she-said</b> : Talk as social organization among Black children. By Marjorie Goodwin. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990. Pp. 371, photographs, appendices. Cloth $49.95, paper $19.95.

Acknowledgments 1 Talk as Social Action 2 Fieldwork Section 1 The Neighborhood and Children's Groups 3 The Maple Street Children's Group and Their Neighborhood Section 2 Directive/Response Sequences and Social Organization 4 Research on Directives 5 Man, don't come down in here where I am Directive Use in a Boy's Task Activity 6 Task Activity and Pretend Play amoung Girls Section 3 Disputes and Gossip 7 Building Opposition in Children's Argument 8 He-Said-She-Said Section 4 Stories within Dispute Processess 9 Perspectives on Stories 10 Stories as Participation Structures 11 Instigating Section 5 Conclusion 12 Conclusion Appendix A The Children Appendix B Ritual Insult Sequence Appendix C Boys' Dispute Stories Appendix D Girls' Instigating Stories Notes References Cited Name Index Subject Index Photographs follow page 54