sSeven excerpts from Erving Goffman’s 1974 remarks on fieldwork can serve as his virtual preface to this narrative about his legacy. I begin with Goffman’s definition of participant observation: “By participant observation‚” he said‚ “I mean a technique . . . of getting data . . . by subjecting yourself‚ your own body and your own personality and your own social situation‚ to the set of contingencies that play upon a set of individuals so that you can physically and ecologically penetrate their circle
Premium Scientific method Sociology Observation
“Doctor” Julius Erving Julius Winfield Erving II‚ more commonly known as Dr. J‚ revolutionized the game of basketball with his ability to jump and play above the rim. During his career‚ he won three NBA championships and is the fifth highest scorer in NBA history with just over thirty thousand points. Julius Erving was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 and was also named to the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time team. Over the course of his life‚ Dr. J loved to play the game of basketball
Premium National Basketball Association American Basketball Association Boston Celtics
“People Get Ready” – The Impressions “The Impressions” were just one of the many music groups that affected America during the Civil Rights Movement. They were known for many styles of music including gospel‚ R&B‚ soul‚ and doo-wop. The forming of “The Impressions” came through a combination then separation of music groups. Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield were both from Chicago although Butler was actually born in Mississippi. They met in Chicago where together as school friends they sang in a numerous
Premium The Impressions
PRESENTATION OF SELF IN EVERYDAY LIFE Erving Goffman 1959 DOUBLEDAY ANCHOR BOOKS DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY‚‚ INC. CARDEN CITY‚ NEW YORK INTRODUCTION When an individual enters the presence of others‚ they commonly seek to acquire information about him or to bring into play information about him already possessed. They will be interested in his general socio-economic status‚ his conception of self‚ his attitude toward them‚ his competence‚ his trustworthiness‚ etc. Although some of this information
Premium Sociology Psychology Concepts in metaphysics
An Ethnographic Study Macy’s Employees Social Performances In my ethnographic study‚ I apply theoretical concepts developed by Erving Goffman in The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life to the behavior of employees in the retail department store‚ Macy’s. Goffman (1959) argues that social interactions in everyday life can be understood as presentations between performers and audiences. Within social establishments‚ he suggests four analytical frameworks may govern how performers stage their “characters”
Premium Sociology
Dramaturgical Analysis Erving Goffman studied how people socially interacted with each other‚ and he introduced dramaturgical analysis‚ which is a study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance. (1959‚ p.162) As Goffman mentions‚ we are an actor performing in a play. He introduced certain ideas‚ some of which I am going to use to my observations that I did at the enrollment center. The ideas that I am going to use are: presentation of self‚ embarrassment‚ and front region and back
Premium Sociology Theatre Erving Goffman
Impression Management Sandra Callaway Argosy University Impression management‚ referred as self- presentation‚ is when a person makes an effort to influence the perceptions of other people (Kenrick‚ Neuberg‚ and Cialdini‚ 2006). This could be one person’s perceptions of another‚ materialistic possessions‚ or even an event. Many people will try to make their perceptions consistent with their goals (McLeod‚ 2011). For example‚ a boy will only share good things about his girl to his parents
Premium Impression management Person
First Impressions are Not Lasting Impressions When you see a person in a wheelchair‚ a person with no legs‚ or a person with physical abnormalities what is you reaction? Do you stare with curiosity? Do you pretend to be indifferent and walk by like there is no person there at all? Are you disgusted or stricken with pity? Or do you see them as a person‚ just like you‚ living their life the best they know how? Our perception of people are largely based on their physical appearance and often the
Premium Disability Down syndrome Mind
Erving Goffman‚ a prominent Canadian-American sociologist‚ is considered one of the most influential sociologists of the twentieth century. He has coined and created numerous terms and concepts that have had a great influence on the discipline of sociology and what it has become today. He focus was on the actual social environment and physical interaction of individuals that shapes their views of self. Many of his concepts were created out of his own research and observations that he would make well
Premium Sociology Psychiatry Erving Goffman
Erving Goffman developed a metaphor of theater to explain the social interaction with different forms of behavior on front and back stages. Front stage is the area of social interaction visible to the audience‚ and back stage is the social interaction not visible to the audience. Front stage is a behavior that we do when other people are watching or are aware of us. Being in this front stage behavior‚ we focus on how others view us and what they expect from us‚ which can drive the behavior all together
Premium Theatre Sociology Performance