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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

Paperback • 1990 • English

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

By Erving Goffman

4 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

In what the General Practitioner called `this intelligent searching work', the author of `Stigma' and `Asylums' presents an analysis of the structures of social encounters from the perspective of the dramatic performance. He shows us exactly how people use such `fixed props' as houses, clothes, and job situations; how they combine in teams resembling secret societies; and how they adopt discrepant roles and communicate out of character. Professor Goffman takes us `backstage' too, into the region...Show more

Society and Social Sciences

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ISBN

9780140135718

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

1990

Language

English

Original title

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

Format

Paperback

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