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Lemert - The Goffman Reader - 9781557868930 - V9781557868930
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The Goffman Reader

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Description for The Goffman Reader Hardcover. The Goffman Reader aims to bring the most complete collection of Erving Goffman's (1922-1982) writing and thinking as a sociologist. Among the most inventive, unique and individualistic of thinkers in American sociology, his works first appeared in the early 1950's at a time when a more formal, traditional sociology dominated the scene. Editor(s): Lemert, Charles C.; Branaman, Ann. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 696.
The Goffman Reader aims to bring the most complete collection of Erving Goffman's (1922-1982) writing and thinking as a sociologist. Among the most inventive, unique and individualistic of thinkers in American sociology, his works first appeared in the early 1950's at a time when a more formal, traditional sociology dominated the scene. In this collection, Goffman's work is arranged into four categories: the production of self, the confined self, the nature of social life, and the framing of experience. Through this arrangement, readers will not only be presented with Goffman's thinking in chronological order, but also with a framework of ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Readers
Number of Pages
372
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781557868930
SKU
V9781557868930
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Lemert
Charles Lemert is a Professor of Sociology at Wesleyan University. He is Series Editor for the Blackwell series Twentieth Century Social Thought and has published widely in the areas of social theory, culture and race. Ann Branaman teaches at Pennsylvania State University where she is completing her doctoral studies in sociology and philosophy.

Reviews for The Goffman Reader
"Now, thanks to a well-conceived and elegantly introduced selection of his writings by Charles Lemert and Ann Branaman, those familiar with Goffman can be stimulated once more." Charles Edgley, Oklahoma State University "As readers go, this one, like the genius it celebrates, is truly something special." Charles Edgley, Oklahoma State University

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