Worlds of Talk

by Martin Malone

This book is about how we present our selves in everyday talk and interaction. Selves and conversations are skilful accomplishments requiring trust, dependency, and co-ordination. They are produced by multiple partners co-operating in the production of social events. The self is a 'performed character' - a 'dramatic effect' in Goffman's terms - which results from shaping our behavior to create a desired impression. Talk is both the means and the product...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745618979
• ISBN13: 9780745618975
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 8.2"