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"Not then, men and their moments. Rather, moment and their men," writes Erving Goffman in the introduction to his groundbreaking 1967 Interaction Ritu

Erving Goffman (1922-1982) geldt als een der belangrijkste denkers over mens en maatschappij van onze tijd. Niet voor niets is hij nog altijd een van

Examines the role of "life focus" in three of society's most familiar activities: ordinary conversation, the arts, and religion. Erving Polster shows

Examines the role of "life focus" in three of society's most familiar activities: ordinary conversation, the arts, and religion. Erving Polster shows

When Pittsburgh attorney Whitehill begins his vacation, he is anticipating a leisurely jaunt across South America. But he gets more than he bargained

Former Boston sportswriter McGee Brown is traveling cross-country with his fiancée when they call it quits somewhere around Nevada. With no job and no

Braun products have been shown more frequently at exhibitions than those of any other comparable company. Some people find that they reflect basic hum

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

"Not then, men and their moments. Rather, moment and their men," writes Erving Goffman in the introduction to his groundbreaking 1967 Interaction Ritu

Until recently, to be in a "public place" meant to feel safe. That has changed, especially in cities. Urban dwellers sense the need to quickly react t

One of the defining works of twentieth-century sociology: a revelatory analysis of how we present ourselves to others'The self, then, as a performed c

When anthropology graduate student Blackwell James returns from a research expedition in the Amazon, he brings home a trunk full of rare hallucinogeni

Stages of Engagement is a compelling and wonderfully varied account of the relationship between theatre in the United States and the social, cultural,

Stages of Engagement is a compelling and wonderfully varied account of the relationship between theatre in the United States and the social, cultural,

Until recently, to be in a "public place" meant to feel safe. That has changed, especially in cities. Urban dwellers sense the need to quickly react t

JUNE CASHMERE developed a lot of moxie while growing up without much parental supervision and under a neon bar sign. June has worked her way through c

Deals with total institutions in general and, mental hospitals, in particular. This book focuses on the world of the inmate. It includes essays that f