The Social Thought of Erving Goffman

by Soren Kristiansen and Michael Hviid Jacobsen

Book Overview

Part of the SAGE Social Thinker series, this book serves as a concise and inviting introduction to the life and works of Erving Goffman, one of the most prominent social theorists in postwar sociology. Goffman's ideas continue to influence scholars in various fields and have also attracted many readers outside conventional academia. Goffman's overall research agenda was the exploration of what he termed the interaction order--that is, the micro...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412998034
• ISBN13: 9781412998031
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"