Erving Goffman

<p>Erving Goffman changed how we see everyday life. This authoritative biography traces the making of a thinker whose dramaturgical lens-front stage and backstage impression management face-work-recast ordinary encounters as social performances.</p><p></p><p>From small‑town Canada to the Shetland Islands and the lecture halls of post‑war America <strong>Erving Goffman: Observing the Unobserved in Modern Society </strong>follows the experiences that shaped Goffman's distinctive observational method and style. It offers a clear critical account of his core concepts-stigma total institutions frame analysis gender displays-showing how they illuminate social media performance workplace rituals healthcare interactions and the management of identity today.</p><p></p><p>What you'll find inside:</p><p></p><ul><li>A compelling life story grounded in archival and published sources</li><li>An accessible guide to Goffman's major works and signature ideas</li><li>A balanced appraisal that engages with critiques around power structure and inequality</li><li>Fresh applications to digital communication and contemporary surveillance</li></ul><p></p><p>Structured in four parts-Life and Context; Major Works and Core Concepts; Method Style and Influence; Critical Engagements and Contemporary Relevance-this book serves scholars seeking synthesis students meeting Goffman for the first time and general readers curious about the hidden rules of social life.</p><p></p><p>Goffman taught us to notice the choreography beneath the mundane. This book shows why that insight still matters-and how it can help us read the performances that shape our world.</p>