Goffman, Erving /
One of the most unique and influential thinkers of contemporary social theory, Erving Goffman's distinctive approach has made a significant contribution to microsociology: the study of small-scale, face-to-face interactions and encounters between individuals in everyday life. Goffman (1922-1982...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Series: | Goffman, Erving.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | One of the most unique and influential thinkers of contemporary social theory, Erving Goffman's distinctive approach has made a significant contribution to microsociology: the study of small-scale, face-to-face interactions and encounters between individuals in everyday life. Goffman (1922-1982) is often associated with the North American perspective of symbolic interactionism, and the broader tradition of interpretivist sociology, which emphasises the subjective meanings that people give to their experiences. However, he saw himself as more of an empirically grounded observer of social behaviour and was influenced by other disciplines such as anthropology and ethology. As a student of the Chicago School, Goffman was a keen proponent of ethnographic field research methods, especially participant observation and documentary analysis. Goffman is most famous for his dramaturgical perspective, which uses ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529745214 1529745217 9781526421036 1526421038 |