Acknowledgments v // PART ONE: INTRODUCTION // 1 The Problem 3 // 2 Introductory Definitions 13 // PART TWO: UNFOCUSED INTERACTION // 3 Involvement 33 // 4 Some Rules About the Allocation of Involvement 43 // 5 Some Rules About the Objects of Involvement 64 // PART THREE: FOCUSED INTERACTION // 6 Face Engagements 83 // 7 Acquaintanceship 112 // 8 Engagements Among the Unacquainted 124 // PART FOUR: ACCESSIBLE ENGAGEMENTS // 9 Communication Boundaries 151 // 10 The Regulation of Mutual-Involvement 166 // 11 Uncontained Participation 179 // PART FIVE: INTERPRETATIONS // 12 The Structure and Function of Situational Proprieties // 13 Tightness and Looseness // 14 The Symptomatic Significance of Situational Improprieties // 15 Conclusions