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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780140135718
eBay Product ID (ePID)90246320
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameThe Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1990
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Psychology
AuthorErving Goffman
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height201 mm
Item Weight176 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorErving Goffman