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civil inattention: a standalone construct

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civilinattention1 CONSTRUCTCivil inattentionGOFFMAN · URBAN STUDIES

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Urban studies

briefly acknowledging another person's presence in public and then withdrawing attention, signaling that they are not an object of special curiosity.

In urban studies, civil inattention refers to briefly acknowledging another person's presence in public and then withdrawing attention, signaling that they are not an object of special curiosity. This meaning comes from Goffman (1963) in Behavior in public places.[1]

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  1. Goffman, E. (1963). Behavior in public places. Collier-Macmillan. ISBN 9781439108697

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