Erving Goffman, was a sociologist and writer. The 73rd president of American Sociological Association, Goffman's greatest contribution to social theory is his study of symbolic interaction in the form of dramaturgical perspective that began with his 1959 book "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life" and was developed throughout his life. Wikipedia
It is based on my database and the valuable information in Jason Ditton, "A bibliographic exegesis of Goffman's sociology", in Ditton, ed., The View from Goffman (New York: St Martin's Press, 1980). www.tau.ac.il/~algazi/mat/bib-goffman.htm
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Dr. Erving Goffman received his bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto in his native Canada in 1945. His master's and doctorate were granted by the University of Chicago in 1949 and 1953, respectively, where he studied both sociology and social www.blackwood.org/Erving.htm
Dr. Erving Goffman received his bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto in his native Canada in 1945. www.sociologyprofessor.com/socialtheorists/ervinggoffman.php
Personal Information: Family: Born June 11, 1922, in Canada; died November 19, 1982, in Philadelphia, Pa.; son of Max and Anne Goffman; widower; children: one son. people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/goffmanbio.html
Erving M. Goffman served as the 73rd President of the American Sociological Association. His Presidential Address, entitled "The Interaction Order," was delivered at the Association's 1982 Annual Meeting in San Francisco,and was later published in the Am www.asanet.org/page.ww?name=Erving+Goffman§ion=Presid...