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Chapter 5, Problem 1CC-P108
Summary Introduction
Introduction
Erving Goffman felt that sociologists need to pay attention to seemingly trivial aspects of social behavior. He called this emphasis microsociology. Garfinkel applied this to small group interactions as well.
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