Shyness and Society: The Illusion of Competence

By Susie Scott

Book Overview

Using Symbolic Interactionist theories and descriptions of the everyday life of self-defined 'shy' people, the book explores the social processes of becoming a 'shy person' and performing the shy self in public places. The question of interactional competence is discussed in relation to issues of identity, embodiment, performativity and deviance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349545015
• ISBN13: 9781349545018
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"