Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman

Presentation of Self in Everyday Life



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Presentation of Self in Everyday Life Erving Goffman ebook
Page: 272
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9780385094023


This is Erving Goffman's most well known work, and is acknowledged as the foundation for his later work. In class we have discussed the presentation of self in everyday life. I find that the analogy between performing on a stage and social interaction to be very accurate. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press. I found Erving Goffman's 1959 book The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life useful in thinking about play because it frames performance as natural behaviour, not acting. In this video we have a visionary interpretation of Erving Goffman's theory of presentation of self. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman My rating: 4 of 5 stars. The point of the book can really be summed up in its title: everyday life is a performance. 117-126 in Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life Readings, 8th ed., edited by David M. In his seminal work, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, sociologist Erving Goffman uses theatre and performance as analogies to describe all our social interactions. €�The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life.” Pp.