Erving Goffman and Modern Sociology

by Philip Manning

Book Overview

The work of Erving Goffman (1922-82) has had an enormous impact throughout the social sciences, yet his writings have not received detailed scrutiny. This book not only assesses all of Goffman's seminal works but also demonstrates why his thought has been so influential to modern sociology. The book both explores and complements Goffman's ideas, drawing on the structuration theory of Anthony Giddens and on ethnomethodology to situate Goffman's work...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804720266
• ISBN13: 9780804720267
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"