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Informationen zum Autor Ramón Vargas Maseda has lectured at the Ibero-American University, the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico, and, most recently, in the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he was Professor of Sociology. Klappentext Challenging the 'classical' conception of Goffman's sociology, this book offers a new, 'pluralist' interpretation of his work, acknowledging the important but overlooked influences of both Simmel and pragmatism and thus rooting Goffman's thought in symbolic interactionism. Zusammenfassung Challenging the ’classical’ conception of Goffman’s sociology, this book offers a new, ’pluralist’ interpretation of his work, acknowledging the important but overlooked influences of both Simmel and pragmatism and thus rooting Goffman’s thought in symbolic interactionism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Diverging interpretations Chapter 1. Between opposing schools of thought Chapter 2. Dominant sociology and modern epistemology Chapter 3. Non-modern approaches Part II. The philosophical base Chapter 4. Simmel, American pragmatism, and Goffman Part III. Theoretical background Chapter 5. Theoretical principles Part IV. The structure of Goffman’s sociological theory Chapter 6. The selection of concepts Chapter 7. The willing adjustment and remedial action Chapter 8. The necessary adjustment and defensive action Chapter 9. The hinge principle Conclusions Index
