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Sociologist Erving Goffman’s term, __________, refers to the ways in which an individual shows awareness that another is present without making this person the object of particular attention.

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The correct answer to the above question is Civil inattention.

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Civil inattention ,a term, which was coined by a sociologist named Erving Goffman's , where he describes this as a process where people who are in nearby distance to us demonstrate that they are aware of each others presence, without imposing this on each other. According to this concept , people rather than staring at each other, should do peaceful scanning of others around them, to make sure there is neutral interaction.

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