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Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Acknowledgments......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 PART ONE Introduction......Page 8 1. The Problem......Page 10 2. Introductory Definitions......Page 20 PART TWO Unfocused Interaction......Page 38 3. Involvement......Page 40 4. Some Rules About the Allocation of Involvement......Page 50 5. Some Rules About the Objects of Involvement......Page 71 PART THREE Focused Interaction......Page 88 6. Face Engagements......Page 90 7. Acquaintanceship......Page 119 8. Engagements Among the Unacquainted......Page 131 PART FOUR Accessible Engagements......Page 156 9. Communication Boundaries......Page 158 10. The Regulation of Mutual-Involvement......Page 173 11. Uncontained Participation......Page 186 PART FIVE Interpretations......Page 198 12. The Structure and Function of Situational Proprieties......Page 200 13. Tightness and Looseness......Page 205 14. The Symptomatic Significance of Situational Improprieties......Page 223 15. Conclusion......Page 249

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Author
Erving Goffman
Publisher
Free Press of Glencoe
Published
1966
Language
EN
ISBN
9780029119402
Category
psychology
Subjects
Psychology, Fiction, Science
Rating
4.13 / 5 (173 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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