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The presentation of self in everyday life / Erving Goffman.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Doubleday Anchor Books ; A174Publication details: Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, 1959.Description: xii, 259 pages ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 0385094027
  • 9780385094023
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301.11
LOC classification:
  • HM 291 G612p 1959
Contents:
Performances Teams Regions and region behavior Discrepant roles Communication out of character The arts of impression management Conclusion
Summary: Explores the realm of human behavior in social situations and the way that we appear to others. Each person in everyday social intercourse presents himself and his activity to others, attempts to guide and control the impressions they form of him, and employs certain techniques in order to sustain his performance, just as an actor presents a character to an audience
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HM 291 G612p 1959 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000188783

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Performances
Teams
Regions and region behavior
Discrepant roles
Communication out of character
The arts of impression management
Conclusion

Explores the realm of human behavior in social situations and the way that we appear to others. Each person in everyday social intercourse presents himself and his activity to others, attempts to guide and control the impressions they form of him, and employs certain techniques in order to sustain his performance, just as an actor presents a character to an audience

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