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Encounters by Erving Goffman · Booklabria

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Interpersonal relationsSociology

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First published: 1961
Language: English
Editions: 13

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A book by Erving Goffman, first published in 1961. Open Library records 13 editions, all in English; the newest is from Bobbs-Merrill, 1979, 152 pages.

Subjects: Interpersonal relations
Sociology
Communication
Social interaction
Social Behavior
Social groups

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