Where there is dirt there is system. Dirt is the byproduct of a systematic ordering and classification of matter.
Mary DouglasReal equality is immensely difficult to achieve, it needs continual revision and monitoring of distributions. And it does not provide buffers between members, so they are continually colliding or frustrating each other.
Mary DouglasSince 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemeral, geographical mobility more intensified, stability of marriage weaker.
Mary Douglas