The Presentation of Self in Everyday LifeOverlook Press, 1973 - 259 páginas The key work of one of the most influential sociologists of the twentieth century. Erving Goffman deals with human interaction in social situations using the metaphor of the stage. Role-playing is now recognized as not merely the province of the performer and the maladjusted neurotic, but as an integral and necessary function of daily living. Social techniques of self-presentation are illuminated by examples taken from detailed research and observation of social customs in many regions and a variety of occupational levels. One of the most interesting aspects of this study is its revelation of the many roles that must be assumed by everyone engaged in even the simplest life-situations. In the course of any day one may easily play a half-dozen parts: with the boss, with fellow-workers, with friends, with one's spouse, and so on. Dr. Goffman's analogy details how "acting" techniques are used in the most common everyday circumstances; it bares the mainsprings of manipulation that keep society moving.--From publisher description. |
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... tend to fix a kind of spell over it ; even when the customary per- formance is not being given in it , the place tends to retain some of its front region character . Thus a cathedral and a schoolroom retain something of their tone even ...
... tend to fix a kind of spell over it ; even when the customary per- formance is not being given in it , the place tends to retain some of its front region character . Thus a cathedral and a schoolroom retain something of their tone even ...
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... tend to operate in small teams and tend to spend much of their day engaged in spoken performances , whereas working - class men tend to be members of large teams and tend to spend much of their day backstage or in unspoken performances ...
... tend to operate in small teams and tend to spend much of their day engaged in spoken performances , whereas working - class men tend to be members of large teams and tend to spend much of their day backstage or in unspoken performances ...
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... tend to stay in character . Backstage familiarity is suppressed lest the interplay of poses collapse and all the ... tends to suppress its candid view of itself and of the other team , projecting a conception of self and a conception of ...
... tend to stay in character . Backstage familiarity is suppressed lest the interplay of poses collapse and all the ... tends to suppress its candid view of itself and of the other team , projecting a conception of self and a conception of ...
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix | 1 |
PERFORMANCES | 17 |
TEAMS | 77 |
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