Erving Goffman
“Erving Goffman” by Gregory W. H. Smith, published by Routledge in 2006, is a concise exploration of the influential sociologist Erving Goffman, who is recognized as one of the most significant thinkers of the twentieth century. This 145-page edition delves into Goffman’s enduring impact on sociology and beyond, highlighting key concepts such as ‘presentation of self’, ‘total institutions’, and ‘stigma’, which have become integral to various academic discussions and everyday language.
In this book, readers will find an insightful examination of Goffman’s contributions to social science, as well as the criticisms and debates his work has inspired. Smith traces Goffman’s emergence as a sociological virtuoso, revealing the intricate patterns in everyday interactions that Goffman adeptly analyzed. The text invites readers to reflect on their own experiences through Goffman’s lens, making it a valuable resource for those interested in biography, sociology, and the dynamics of social interaction.
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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 recognize 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.
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