Erving Goffman: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (Penguin Modern Classics) [2022] paperback Condition:New was sent to Northern Ireland

was sent to Northern Ireland

isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine

Five days later

'A book to read in the sun with a glass of wine and nothing else to do all day

but beauty comes from strange sources

Erving Goffman: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (Penguin Modern Classics) [2022] paperback Condition:New was sent to Northern IrelandOne of the defining works of twentieth century sociology: a revelatory analysis of how we present ourselves to others 'The self, then, as a performed character, is not an organic thing it is a dramatic effect' How do we communicate who we are to other people? This landmark work by one of the twentieth century's most influential sociologists argues that our behaviour in social situations is defined by how we wish to be perceived resulting in displays