The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life Erving Goffman

An analysis of the structures of social encounters from the perspective of the dramatic performance. In what the General Practitioner called 'this intelligent, searching work' the author of Stigma and Asylums shows us exactly how people use such 'fixed props' as houses, clothes, and job-situations; how they combine in teams resembling secret societies; and how they adopt discrepant roles and communicate out of character. Professor Goffman takes us 'backstage' too, into the regions where people both prepare their images and relax from them; and he demonstrates in painful detail what can happen when a performance falls flat. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (Erving Goffman)