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 based upon detailed research and observation of social customs in many regions.
Erving Goffman
About Erving Goffman
ERVING GOFFMAN is the author of, among other works, Interaction Ritual,The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, Asylums, and Stigma. He is Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman