The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman

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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman

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Summary

Presents an analysis of the structures of social encounters from the perspective of the dramatic performance. This title shows us how people use such 'fixed props' as houses, clothes, and job situations; how they combine in teams resembling secret societies; and, how they adopt discrepant roles and communicate out of character.

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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman

In what the General Practitioner called ‘this intelligent searching work’, the author of ‘Stigma’ and ‘Asylums’ presents an analysis of the structures of social encounters from the perspective of the dramatic performance. He shows us exactly how people use such ‘fixed props’ as houses, clothes, and job situations; how they combine in teams resembling secret societies; and how they adopt discrepant roles and communicate out of character. Professor Goffman takes us ‘backstage’ too, into the regions where people both prepare their images and relax from them; and he demonstrates in painful detail what can happen when a performance falls flat.

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Erving Goffman (1922-1982) was one of the most influential sociologists of the twentieth century. He was Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.
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ISBN 13 9780140135718
ISBN 10 0140135715
Title The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Author Erving Goffman
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1990-09-27
Number of pages 256
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