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Overview"Decades after his death, the figure of Erving Goffman (1922-82) continues to fascinate. Perhaps the best-known sociologist of the second half of the twentieth century, Goffman was an unquestionably significant thinker whose reputation extended well beyond his parent discipline. A host of concepts irrevocably linked to Goffman's name - such as ""presentation of self"", ""total institutions"", ""stigma"", ""impression management"" and ""passing"" - are now staples in a wide range of academic discourses and are slipping into common usage. Goffman's writings uncover a previously unnoticed pattern and order in the minutiae of everyday interaction. Readers are often shocked when they recognise themselves in his shrewd analyses of errors, awkwardness and common predicaments. Greg Smith's book traces the emergence of Goffman as a sociological virtuoso, and offers a compact guide both to his sociology and to the criticisms and debates it has stimulated." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Greg Smith (University of Salford, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.181kg ISBN: 9780415355919ISBN 10: 0415355915 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 03 August 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationUniversity of Salford, UK Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |