1st Edition

Interaction Ritual Essays in Face-to-Face Behavior

Edited By Erving Goffman Copyright 1967
280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

"Not then, men and their moments. Rather, moment and their men," writes Erving Goffman in the introduction to his groundbreaking 1967 Interaction Ritual , a study of face-to-face interaction in natural settings, that class of events which occurs during co-presence and by virtue of co-presence. The ultimate behavioral materials are the glances, gestures, positionings, and verbal statements that... Read more
Introduction, On Face-Work, The Nature of Deference and Demeanor, Embarrassment and Social Organization, Alienation from Interaction, Mental Symptoms and Public Order, Where the Action Is

Biography

Goffman, Erving