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Goffman, Erving
Died: 1982 AD, at 60 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Sociologist, Writers
1922 – He was born on the 11th day of June of this year.
1937 – Around this year, Goffman attented St. John's Technical High School, Dauphin.
1939 – He studied chemistry in University of Manitoba in this year.
1945 – He received his B.A. at the University of Toronto this year and his M.A. in 1949.
1952 – He tied knot with Angelica Choate, with whom he had one son, Tom.
1959 - Goffman's greatest contribution to social theory is his formulation of symbolic interaction as dramaturgical perspective in his book The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life.
1961 – He wrote Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates. New York, Doubleday. He also wrote Frame analysis: An Essay on the Organization of Experience. Many of his works form the basis for the sociological and media studies concept of framing.
1964 – His wife Angelica committed suicide this year.
1978 – He was awarde In Medias Res, International Prize for Communicating.
1981 – He married the Canadian linguist Gillian Sankoff, with whom he had a daughter, Alice.
1982 – He died of stomach cancer on the 19th day of November this year.
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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman (Paperback - Jun 1, 1959) 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. Discussions of social techniques are...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity by Erving Goffman (Paperback - Jun 15, 1986) Stigmais an illuminating excursion into the situation of persons who are unable to conform to standards that society calls normal. Disqualified from full social acceptance, they are stigmatized... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Behavior in Public Places: Notes on the Social Organization of Gatherings by Erving Goffman (Paperback - Sep 1, 1966)  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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