Erving Goffman by Tom Burns

Erving Goffman by Tom Burns

From his first book, "The Presentation of Self In Everyday Life" (1956), to his last, "Forms of Talk" (1981), Erving Goffman's publications aroused interest and his ideas were widely discussed, and since 1982, when he died at the age of 60, his theories have remained current. In this study, Tom Burns provides an examination of Goffman's work. Burn's arranges Goffman's writings into a series of themes such as "social order", "acting out", "normalization", "abnormalization", "grading and discrimination" and "realms of being", to illustrate the diversity of Goffman's preoccupations. In this way, the author avoids labelling Goffman as a "micro-sociologist" or "symbolic interactionist". Burns shows the meaning and application of Goffman's key concepts and also guides the reader towards an understanding of the direct influences upon Goffman's thought, showing clearly, for example, how Goffman was influenced by Durkheim. This book should be of interest to students of sociology.

Tom Burns trained in medicine in Cambridge and London and in psychiatry in Scotland and London, including a training as a Group Analyst. After three years in Sweden he worked for ten years as an NHS consultant psychiatrist in St. George's Hospital, south London. He took up the Chair of Social
Psychiatry at Oxford University in 2003. His main research interests are in the optimal care of psychosis patients in the community and more recently on coercion (both formal and informal) and its impact on the therapeutic relationship. He was awarded a CBE for his services to mental health in 2006.

Eva Burns-Lundgren trained as a social worker in Sweden in the 1970s, and went on to practice as a generic and mental health social worker in the UK, before retraining as a psychotherapist in the 1990s. She is accredited as a psychotherapist in the UK with the UKCP and ACAT, and also with the
European Association for Psychotherapy. She has practiced within university and national health service settings and for 10 years ran the university accredited Cognitive Analytic Therapy course in Oxford. She is now retired from the NHS but continues to practice privately and in a trainer and
examiner capacity.

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ISBN 13	9780415067720
ISBN 10	0415067723
Title	Erving Goffman
Author	Tom Burns
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1991-11-07
Number of pages	400
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