This article is the last work by Erving Goffman, originally written for the presidential address of the American Sociological Association and published in 1983 in the American Sociological Review (vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 1-17). Goffman synthesizes the main theoretical contribution of his work to sociology. The article argues that face-to-face interactions constitute a specific, ordered and fundamental domain of social life – the interaction order – that cannot be reduced to the determinations of social structure. Throughout the text, Goffman explores the interfaces between the interaction order and different dimensions of macro-structural social organization. This text is published for the first time in Portuguese with the permission of the American Sociological Association. Goffman discusses the interaction order as a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that face-to-face interactions are a fundamental domain of social life that cannot be reduced to the determinations of social structure. He explores the interfaces between the interaction order and different dimensions of macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. HeThis article is the last work by Erving Goffman, originally written for the presidential address of the American Sociological Association and published in 1983 in the American Sociological Review (vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 1-17). Goffman synthesizes the main theoretical contribution of his work to sociology. The article argues that face-to-face interactions constitute a specific, ordered and fundamental domain of social life – the interaction order – that cannot be reduced to the determinations of social structure. Throughout the text, Goffman explores the interfaces between the interaction order and different dimensions of macro-structural social organization. This text is published for the first time in Portuguese with the permission of the American Sociological Association. Goffman discusses the interaction order as a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that face-to-face interactions are a fundamental domain of social life that cannot be reduced to the determinations of social structure. He explores the interfaces between the interaction order and different dimensions of macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. He argues that the interaction order is a domain of social life that is distinct from macro-structural social organization. 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