The Presentation of Self in Contemporary Social Life

David H. P. Shulman

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781483319445
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Sociology
• Index: Social Sciences

The Presentation of Self in Contemporary Social Life covers the populartheories of Erving Goffman, and showsmodern applications of dramaturgical analysis in a wide range of social contexts. David Shulman's innovative new text demonstrates how Goffman's ideas, first introduced in 1959, continue to inspire research into how we manage the impressions that others form about us. He synthesizes the work of contemporary scholars who use dramaturgical approaches from several disciplines, who recognize that many values, social norms, and laws have changed since Goffman's time, and that contemporary society offers significant new forms of impression management that we can engage in and experience. After a general introduction to dramaturgical sociology, readers will see many examples of how Goffman's ideas can provide powerful insights into familiar aspects of contemporary life, including business and the workplace, popular culture, the entertainment industry, and the digital world.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Author’s Note
• Acknowledgments
• Publisher Note
• The Show Must Go On: Exploring Presentation of Self in Contemporary Society
• One Self-Presentation and the Dramaturgical Perspective
• Two Persona Watching: Catching Impression Management in Action
• Three Sociological Influences on People’s Performances
• Four Workplaces as Stages
• Five Modern Life as Show Business
• Six Dramaturgical Involvements in Popular Culture
• Seven The Internet: Society’s Newest Stage
• Glossary
• References
• Index