Paperback • 1990 • English
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
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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
Book details
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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