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Interaction Ritual: Essays on Face-to-Face Behavior is a 1967 book by Erving Goffman.

Goffman's Interaction Ritual: Essays on Face-to-Face Behavior is a collection of six essays. The first four were originally published in the 1950s, the fifth in 1964, and the last was written for the collection. They include "On Face-work" (1955); "The Nature of Deference and Demeanor" (1956); "Embarrassment and Social Organization" (1956); "Alienation from Interaction" (1957); "Mental Symptoms and Public Order" (1964); and "Where the Action Is".

The first essay, "On Face-work", discusses the concept of face, which is the positive self-image a person holds when interacting with others. Goffman believes that face "as a sociological construct of interaction is neither inherent in nor a permanent aspect of the person". Once someone offers a positive self-image of him- or herself to others, they feel a need to maintain and live up to that image. Inconsistency in how a person projects him- or herself in society risks embarrassment and discredit. So people remain guarded to ensure that they do not show themselves to others in an unfavorable light.

References

  1. Tiryakian, Edward A.; Goffman, Erving (1968-06). "Interaction Ritual: Essays on Face-to-Face Behavior". American Sociological Review. 33 (3): 462. doi:10.2307/2091926. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. Hughes, Everett C. (1969-11). "Interaction Ritual: Essays on Face-to-Face Behavior. Erving Goffman". American Journal of Sociology. 75 (3): 425–426. doi:10.1086/224800. ISSN 0002-9602. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. Strodtbeck, Fred L. (1970-07). "Interaction Ritual: Essays on Face-to-Face Behavior. Erving Goffman". American Journal of Sociology. 76 (1): 177–179. doi:10.1086/224921. ISSN 0002-9602. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Trevino, A. Javier (2003). Goffman's Legacy. Lanham, Md.:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-7425-1977-0.


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