Goffman, Erving

The presentation of self in everyday life by Erving Goffman ( Book )
128 editions published between 1956 and 2009 in 14 languages and held by 2,684 libraries worldwide
L'autore esamina minuziosamente la vita sociale come tessuto di relazioni elementari: "routines" quotidiane, incontri casuali, interazioni episodiche, frammenti di conversazione. Per farlo si serve abilmente di una metafora antica della società: la rappresentazione drammaturgica. La messa in scena è opera di gruppi che collaborano come vere e proprie "equipes" teatrali all'interno di uno spazio scenico diviso tra "ribalta" e "retroscena". La posta in gioco è il successo nella presentazione di se stessi.

Asylums; essays on the social situation of mental patients and other inmates by Erving Goffman ( Book )
126 editions published between 1961 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 2,366 libraries worldwide
A total institution is defined by Goffman as a place of residence and work where a large number of like-situated, individuals, cut off from the wider society for an appreciable period of time, together lead an enclosed, formally administered round of life. Prisons serve as a clear example, providing we appreciate that what is prison-like about prisons is found in institutions whose members have broken no laws. This volume deals with total institutions in general and, mental hospitals, in particular. The main focus is, on the world of the inmate, not the world of the staff. A chief concern is to develop a sociological version of the structure of the self. Each of the essays in this book were intended to focus on the same issue - the inmate's situation in an institutional context. Each chapter approaches the central issue from a different vantage point, each introduction drawing upon a different source in sociology and having little direct relation to the other chapters. This method of presenting material may be irksome, but it allows the reader to pursue the main theme of each paper analytically and comparatively past the point that would be allowable in chapters of an integrated book. If sociological concepts are to be treated with affection, each must be traced back to where it best applies, followed from there wherever it seems to lead, and pressed to disclose the rest of its family.

Stigma; notes on the management of spoiled identity by Erving Goffman ( Book )
52 editions published between 1963 and 1990 in 4 languages and held by 2,009 libraries worldwide
An "excursion into the situation of persons who are unable to conform to standards that society calls normal," including "physically deformed people, ex-mental patients, drug addicts, prostitutes, or those ostracized for other reasons."

Gender advertisements by Erving Goffman ( Book )
38 editions published between 1976 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,653 libraries worldwide

Relations in public; microstudies of the public order by Erving Goffman ( Book )
34 editions published between 1971 and 2010 in English and German and held by 1,550 libraries worldwide

Behavior in public places; notes on the social organization of gatherings by Erving Goffman ( Book )
32 editions published between 1903 and 2005 in English and German and held by 1,543 libraries worldwide
The purpose of this book is to develop a framework capable of dealing with an almost neglected area of social reality, behavior in public and semipublic places. [The author] feels that the distinct features of face-to-face interaction, richness of information flow, and facilitation of feedback, have enough structuring significance to provide an analytical rationale for its separate treatment. It is to his credit that this 'model' takes advantage of already existing and well-defined terminology, while introducing only a few new and relatively unfamiliar concepts. -Back cover.

Forms of talk by Erving Goffman ( Book )
22 editions published between 1981 and 2008 in English and French and held by 1,484 libraries worldwide

Frame analysis : an essay on the organization of experience by Erving Goffman ( Book )
38 editions published between 1972 and 2008 in English and held by 1,445 libraries worldwide

Encounters; two studies in the sociology of interaction by Erving Goffman ( Book )
30 editions published between 1961 and 1990 in English and Italian and held by 1,415 libraries worldwide

Strategic interaction by Erving Goffman ( Book )
28 editions published between 1969 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,255 libraries worldwide