Predicaments - Moral Difficulty in Everyday Life

Building on Goffman's observations on the moral basis of social interaction, this book elaborates on the notion of a predicament. Stebbins discusses the particular moral concepts including: deception, selfishness, situational ignorance, conceit, and solitude.

About the author

Robert A. Stebbins is Professor of Sociology at the University of Calgary.

Summary

Building on Goffman's observations on the moral basis of social interaction, this book elaborates on the notion of a predicament. Stebbins discusses the particular moral concepts including: deception, selfishness, situational ignorance, conceit, and solitude.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Stebbins, Robert A Stebbins, Robert A. Stebbins, Robert Alan Stebbins
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780819192134
• ISBN: 978-0-8191-9213-4
• No. of pages: 164
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Soziologie und Anthropologie