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User Review - bokai - LibraryThingThe thesis of this little book came close to "No shit, Sherlock" territory for me. We perform our roles in life to convince the people around us that we are who we say we are. What makes the book ... Read full review
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User Review - jorgearanda - LibraryThingA generally engaging and broad exploration of the ways in which we attempt to define the situations we live in by how we present ourselves and by how we treat others' presentations of themselves to us. Read full review
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| Title | The presentation of self in everyday life Volume 174 of Doubleday anchor books Doubleday Anchor original Anchor Books |
| Author | Erving Goffman |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Doubleday, 1959 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 23, 2007 |
| Length | 255 pages |
| Subjects | › › Psychology / General Psychology / Interpersonal Relations Psychology / Social Psychology Self Self-presentation Social Science / General Social Science / Sociology / General Social psychology Social role Study Aids / Book Notes Социална психология Социално поведение |
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