The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
- ISBN-10
- 0844670170
- ISBN-13
- 9780844670171
- Series
- The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 259
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-01
- Publisher
- Peter Smith Pub Incorporated
- Author
- Erving Goffman
Description
A study of human behavior in social situations and the way we appear to others. Dr. Goffman has employed as a framework the metaphor of theatrical performance.
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