Erving Goffman and Modern Sociology (eBook)

Philip Manning (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-7456-6766-9 (ISBN)

Infos

The work of Erving Goffman has had an enormous impact throughout the social sciences. Yet his writings have not received the detailed scrutiny which they deserve. This new book is the first comprehensive and accessible account of Erving Goffman's contributions, ranging in its scope from his very earliest work right up to the projects upon which he was engaged at the time of his death. Goffman's writings, Manning argues, are much more systematic and conceptually powerful than is ordinarily acknowledged. The book thus offers a defence of Goffman's writings as well as providing an introduction for those who have no prior acquaintance with Goffman's ideas.

Autor

Philip Manning, Cleveland State University

Inhalt

1. Introduction and Overview.

2. Early Writings.

3. Social Life as a Game.

4. Trust and the Rules of Social Interaction.

5. Goffman's Sociology of Deviance and Conformity.

6. Goffman's Later Work: Frame Analysis.

7. Goffman's Methods.

8. Goffman and Modern Sociology.

Bibliography.

Rezensionen

'Erving Goffman and Modern Sociology is first-rate
sociological exegesis.' Reviewing Sociology

'Manning has written an excellent introduction to, and
commentary on, the work of Erving Goffman.' British Journal of
Sociology

'... Timely and compact book... ... An important book for any
anthropologist or sociologist likely to engage in ethnographic work
in a modern society.' The Australian Journal of
Anthropology

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.5.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Key Contemporary Thinkers
• Reihe/Serie: Key Contemporary Thinkers
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie
• Schlagworte: accessible • Account • Book • Classical Social Theory • conceptually • Contributions • earliest work • enormous • erving • First • Goffman • goffmans • Introduction • Klassische Sozialtheorie • New • ordinarily • Powerful • Projects • Sciences • Scope • scrutiny • Social • Sociology • Soziologie • Systematic • Work • Writings
• ISBN-10: 0-7456-6766-X / 074566766X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-6766-9 / 9780745667669