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Until recently, to be in a "public place" meant to feel safe. That has changed, especially in cities. Urban dwellers sense the need to quickly reac...

A total institution is defined by Goffman as a place of residence and work where a large number of like-situated, individuals, cut off from the wid...

Until recently, to be in a "public place" meant to feel safe. That has changed, especially in cities. Urban dwellers sense the need to quickly reac...

A total institution is defined by Goffman as a place of residence and work where a large number of like-situated, individuals, cut off from the wid...

The two essays in this classic work by sociologist Erving Goffman deal with the calculative, gamelike aspects of human interaction. Goffman examine...

The acclaimed sociologist's landmark, compassionate work on how society treats those who are different'By definition, of course, we believe the per...

One of the defining works of twentieth-century sociology: a revelatory analysis of how we present ourselves to others'The self, then, as a performe...

One of most influential social scientist of the twentieth century examines the meaning of the asylum'Psychiatric staff share with policemen the pec...