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To synthesize core sociological contributions establishing face-to-face interaction as a distinct, ordered domain of social life that cannot be reduced to macro-level social structures.

February 1, 1983American Sociological ReviewOpen Access

The Interaction Order: American Sociological Association, 1982 Presidential Address

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EGErving GoffmanRELX Group (Netherlands)

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Theoretical synthesis demonstrates the autonomy of face-to-face interactions within sociological analysis, highlighting distinct rules governing interpersonal engagement.

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To synthesize core sociological contributions establishing face-to-face interaction as a distinct, ordered domain of social life that cannot be reduced to macro-level social structures.
Theoretical synthesis and conceptual analysis originally prepared for the 1982 American Sociological Association presidential address.
Examination of the interfaces connecting micro-level interactional dynamics with macro-structural social institutions.
Establishes face-to-face interaction as an autonomous, self-regulating domain with systematic organizational principles distinct from broader societal structures.
Delineates the bidirectional interfaces through which situational interpersonal dynamics and macro-structural social orders influence one another.

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Erving Goffman (1983) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d895e2d2f7327e70ae387d https://doi.org/10.2307/2095141

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Theoretical synthesis demonstrates the autonomy of face-to-face interactions within sociological analysis, highlighting distinct rules governing interpersonal engagement.

The Interaction Order: American Sociological Association, 1982 Presidential Address

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The Interaction Order: American Sociological Association, 1982 Presidential Address

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