Contents -- Preface -- 1 Problematic Aspects of Face- to- Face Interaction -- 2 The Risk of Noncommunication -- 3 The Study of Critical Communication -- 4 The Construction of Interpersonal Boundaries -- 5 Silence, Discourse, and Dialogue -- 6 Miscommunication -- 7 Symbolic Violence -- 8 The Pursuit of Optimum Conditions -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.