The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life - Erving Goffman collage In order to construct his

In order to construct his meticulous investigation

recounting the heartbreaking journeys of three women in a society where the odds are stacked against them

Diane Arbus

Auch die Geschichte der europäischen Einigung bleibt von Anfang an in der rassistischen Logik gefangen

and promotion to a profession and art in its own right

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life - Erving Goffman collage In order to construct hisHow do we communicate who we are to other people? This landmark work by one of the twentieth centurys most influential sociologists argues that our behaviour in social situations is defined by how we wish to be perceived resulting in displays startlingly similar to those of actors in a theatrical performance. From the houses and clothes that we use as fixed props to the backstage of the solitude in which our personas are rehearsed and relaxed, Goffman