Two People Walking on a City Sidewalk Quickly Glance at Each

question 65

Multiple Choice

Two people walking on a city sidewalk quickly glance at each other and then look away as they pass. Erving Goffman called this type of interaction:

• A) compulsion of proximity
• B) focused interaction
• C) civil inattention
• D) uncivil behavior

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