Communication Conduct in an Island Community.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goffman, Erving, 1922-1982

Series:

Goffman in the Open Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Goffman, Erving, 1922-1982.

Social interaction.

Communication in small groups.

Local Subjects:

Goffman, Erving, 1922-1982.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

: Mediastudies.Press, 2026.

Summary:

This work explores Erving Goffman's sociological fieldwork conducted between 1949 and 1951 on the island of Unst in the Shetland archipelago. It examines the social interactions, class distinctions, and communication patterns within the isolated community. Goffman's research, influenced by his academic training under Lloyd Warner, integrates psychological tools and anthropological methods to analyze social behavior and the management of personal information. The text provides insights into Goffman's early methodologies and the foundational ideas that shaped his later contributions to sociology. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

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Introduction

PART ONE: THE CONTEXT

Chapter I: Dixon

PART TWO: THE SOCIOLOGICAL MODEL

Chapter II: Social Order and Social Interaction

PART THREE: ON INFORMATION ABOUT ONE'S SELF

Chapter III: Linguistic Behavior

Chapter IV: Expressive Behavior

Chapter V: The Management of Information About Oneself

Chapter VI: Indelicate Communication

Chapter VII: Sign Situations

PART four: THE CONCRETE UNITS OF CONVERSATIONAL COMMUNICATION

Chapter VIII: Introduction

Chapter IX: Social Occasion

Chapter X: Accredited Participation and Interplay

Chapter XI: Expression During Interplay

Chapter XII: Interchange of Messages

Chapter XIII: Polite Interchanges

Chapter XIV: The Organization of Attention

Chapter XV: Safe Supplies

Chapter XVI: On Kinds of Exclusion from Participation

Chapter XVII: Dual Participation

PART FIVE: CONDUCT DURING INTERPLAY

Chapter XVIII: Introduction: Euphoric and Dysphoric Interplay

Chapter XIX: Involvement

Chapter XX: Faulty Persons

Chapter XXI: Involvement Poise

Chapter XXII: On Projected Selvese

Chapter XXIII: The Management of Projected Selves

Interpretations and Conclusions

Bibliography.

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ISBN:

9781951399603

OCLC:

1611803571