A 2004 quantitative analysis of major media stories on apologies by psychiatrist Aaron Lazare found that the frequency of stories on the subject of apology had nearly doubled between the period 1990–1994 and 1998–2000, reaching a numerical peak in 1997 and 1998.12
This is the where Lightfoot introduces Lazare. Note how much information is packed into the first Participant in this clause.
In his 1991 seminal work on apologies,
Circumstance of location (where the ideas are written) with the positive appreciation/evaluation ("seminal") of the work.
Psychiatrist Aaron Lazare agrees
Comparison showing how both sociologist Tavuchis' and psychiatrist Lazare claim that apologies can repair relationships. Interesting interdisciplinary analysis.<br> Note inclusion of historian and political scientist later in the paragraph.