Erving Goffman

Erving Goffman (1922-82) specialized in analysis of interactions between individuals and small groups. Goffman use metaphors from drama to analyse social relations and illustrate the roles people play when interacting in various settings and conditions. For Goffman, many types of interaction are structured by scripts that outline which roles are available and what is generally supposed to occur.

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