Erving Goffman
Goffman, Erving - 1922–82, American sociologist, b. Manville, Alta. His field research in the Shetland Islands resulted in The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (1956), which analyzes interpersonal relations by discussing the active processes by which people make and manage their social roles. Using metaphors of the stage ("dramaturgy"), Goffman describes how ordinary Read More...
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Erving Goffman
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A View from the Fort: Erving Goffman as Canadian, in Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology
by Gaile McGregor. 13 pgs.
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Dramaturgical Analysis of Social Interaction (includes information on Erving Goffman in "Presentation of Self")
by A. Paul Hare, Herbert H. Blumberg. 179 pgs.
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Sport as Ritual: Interpretations from Durkheim to Goffman, in Social Forces
by Susan Birrell. 23 pgs.
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Four Sociological Traditions (includes "Erving Goffman and the Everyday Cult of the Individual")
by Randall Collins. 321 pgs.
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Dangerous Situations: Social Context and Fear of Victimization, in Social Forces
by Mark Warr. 17 pgs.
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Social Theory: The Multicultural and Classic Readings (includes a section on Erving Goffman)
by Charles Lemert. 674 pgs.
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Signifying Acts: Structure and Meaning in Everyday Life (includes information on Erving Goffman in "Dramatic Acts")
by R. S. Perinbanayagam. 192 pgs.
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