{"product_id":"the-presentation-of-self-in-everyday-life-9780385094023","title":"The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBased upon detailed research and observation of social customs in many regions, here is a notable contribution to our understanding of ourselves, using theatrical performance as a framework.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores the realm of human behavior in social situations and the way that we appear to others. Each person in everyday social intercourse presents himself and his activity to others, attempts to guide and control the impressions they form of him, and employs certain techniques in order to sustain his performance, just as an actor presents a character to an audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erving Goffman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/1959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.32w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385094023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eERVING 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 \u003ci\u003ePsychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the author of, among other works, \u003ci\u003eThe Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, Asylums, Interaction Ritual, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStigma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Erving Goffman \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47579934130333,"sku":"9780385094023","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_83ea39a0-9491-4ae9-b7ec-1d6d35d21ed8.jpg?v=1768899435","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-presentation-of-self-in-everyday-life-9780385094023","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}