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interaction order  

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  • The concept of the interaction order refers to the complex system of entitlements and responsibilities that constitute the realm of face-to-face conduct, embracing both nonverbal and verbal channels of communication, and that are occasioned when humans enter into each other's physical copresence. Such face-to-face interaction is the foundation of human social life and plays a role in one's identity or self-image and how that image is presented to others. [Source: Encyclopedia of Identity; Interaction Order]

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