Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-327).
pt. 1. Phenomenological foundations. Phenomenological baseline -- The life-world -- pt. 2. The cognitive setting of the life-world. Social interpretation and individual orientation -- Social means of orientation and interpretation -- Selective attention : relevances and typification -- pt. 3. Acting in the life-world. Acting and planning -- Freedom, choice, and interest -- pt. 4. The world of social relationships. Interactional relationships -- Interpersonal communication -- Indirect social relationships -- Distribution of knowledge -- pt. 5. Realms of experience. Transcendences and multiple realities -- pt. 6. The province of sociology. Interpretive sociology -- Sociological inquiries.