The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
by Erving Goffman
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Author: Erving GoffmanEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-06
ISBN: 0844670170
Publisher: Peter Smith Pub Inc
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Summary: 5 Stars
Erving Goffman's theory in this book stands firm even still today. The "taken-for-grantedness", and the "world as a stage", all fit nicely in today's contemporary analysis of human social dynamics. It is commensurate with Pierre Bourdieu's practice theory, and can be applied to any social and linguistic discourse analysis.
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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.Social Sciences Books
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