Erving Goffman

by Gregory W.H. Smith

Book Overview

Decades after his death, the figure of Erving Goffman (1922-82) continues to fascinate. Perhaps the best-known sociologist of the second half of the twentieth century, Goffman was an unquestionably significant thinker whose reputation extended well beyond his parent discipline.

A host of concepts irrevocably linked to Goffman's name - such as 'presentation of self', 'total institutions', 'stigma', 'impression management' and 'passing' - are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415355915
• ISBN13: 9780415355919
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.8"