Jepperson

The dark sedan rolled past the mailbox marked "Jepperson," and parked in the empty driveway.

A Corpse is a Corpse Browne, Richard W 2001

Randy and Sue Jepperson were there, too, a younger couple on our block who didn't have kids yet.

Chicken Craig Lancaster 2011

Jepperson tries to find an underlying commonality to the different uses of the word, and then suggests we should stick more closely to that definition, while calling specific types of institutions by more specific names.

Institutions, functions, purposes Daniel Little 2008

Jepperson distinguishes action from routine, and suggests that while actions change existing institutions or establish new ones, routines maintain them.

Institutions, functions, purposes Daniel Little 2008

Anyway, Jepperson argues that something (say the hiring practices of a major corporation) may be an institution relative to a given level (the interactions of HR personnel and new hires, say) but not at another level (the federal government, which can institute changes with little resistance).

Institutions, functions, purposes Daniel Little 2008

For Jepperson, an institution is a "socially constructed, routine reproduced ceteris paribus, program or rule system" which acts as an environmental constraint and comes equipped with a taken-for-granted account for why it exists.

Institutions, functions, purposes Daniel Little 2008

Colston didn't need the steel grip to hold Jepperson in thrall, the gaze from his yellow-flecked green eyes bolted Jim to the floor.

A Corpse is a Corpse Browne, Richard W 2001

Nodding and smiling, Jepperson backed out into the parking lot.

A Corpse is a Corpse Browne, Richard W 2001

"You'll find out," said Nuchols as he started to cram Jepperson into the rear seat.

A Corpse is a Corpse Browne, Richard W 2001

Despite the tight fit, Jepperson beheld no curves, only straight-boned arms and legs whose knees and elbows formed more prominent protuberances than her breasts.

A Corpse is a Corpse Browne, Richard W 2001