Erving Goffman (11 June 1922 – 19 November 1982) was a Canadian-born American sociologist, social psychologist, and writer, considered by some "the most...

York: Orion Press. Goffman, Erving. 1959. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. New York: Anchor Books. Goffman (1982) Goffman, Erving. 1974. Frame Analysis:...

define these acts as criminal (or deviant) and will treat them as such. Erving Goffman described stigma as a phenomenon whereby an individual with an attribute...

Presentation of Self in Everyday Life is a 1956 sociological book by Erving Goffman, in which the author uses the imagery of theatre to portray the importance...

stages. The term was first adapted into sociology from the theatre by Erving Goffman, who developed most of the related terminology and ideas in his 1956...

Other Inmates is a 1961 collection of four essays by the sociologist Erving Goffman. Based on his participant observation field work (he was employed as...

Erving Goffman (1922–1982) was a Canadian sociologist Goffman may also refer to: Alice Goffman, American sociologist (and daughter of Erving Goffman) Andrew...

of sociologist Erving Goffman. The term is sometimes credited as having been coined and defined by Canadian sociologist Erving Goffman in his paper "On...

published in the American Sociological Review. Goffman is the daughter of sociologist Erving Goffman and sociolinguist Gillian Sankoff, both Canadian...

analyses of Erving Goffman's work in relation to his life. At various times, he worked with Pierre Bourdieu in France, as well as Goffman, Dell Hymes...