Erving Goffman
ERVING GOFFMAN was born in Canada in 1922. He received his B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1945 and then studied at the University of Chicago, receiving his M.A. in 1949 and his Ph.D. in 1953. For a year he lived on one of the smaller of the Shetland Isles while he gathered material for a dissertation on that community, and later he served as a visiting scientist at the National Institute of Mental Health in Washington. Mr. Goffman is the author of several articles and book reviews which...See more
ERVING GOFFMAN was born in Canada in 1922. He received his B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1945 and then studied at the University of Chicago, receiving his M.A. in 1949 and his Ph.D. in 1953. For a year he lived on one of the smaller of the Shetland Isles while he gathered material for a dissertation on that community, and later he served as a visiting scientist at the National Institute of Mental Health in Washington. Mr. Goffman is the author of several articles and book reviews which have appeared in such periodicals as Psychiatry and the American Journal of Sociology . He is also the author of, among other works, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, Asylums, Interaction Ritual , and Stigma . See less
Erving Goffman's Featured Books
Erving Goffman book reviews
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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
A good explanation of the dramaturgical species of
This book explains the dramaturgical form of symbolic interactionism. Read More
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Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates
A Social Science classic
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in qualitative social science studies, and for anyone interested in the mental health system and its current functioning. Dr. Goffman has written a ... Read More
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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Unique insights on presenting yourself in public
by VinceOz, Mar 29, 2010
Charming book. Philosophical musings on how we all present ourselves when in company. Either in the company of friends, colleagues, strangers, superiors or people under us.
Unlike other more ... Read More