Drama of Social Life - A Dramaturgical Handbook

Whatever else they may be doing, human beings are also and always expressing themselves whenever they are in the awareness of others. As such, the metaphor of life as theater - of people playing roles to audiences who review them and then coordinate further action - is an ancient idea that has been resurrected by social scientists as an organizing

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The Drama of Social Life

About the author

Charles Edgley is Adjunct Professor of Sociology & Anthropology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA. He is co-author of A Nation of Meddlers, and co-editor of Life as Theater: A Dramaturgical Sourcebook, and The Handbook of Thanatology.

Summary

Whatever else they may be doing, human beings are also and always expressing themselves whenever they are in the awareness of others. As such, the metaphor of life as theater - of people playing roles to audiences who review them and then coordinate further action - is an ancient idea that has been resurrected by social scientists as an organizing

Product details

• Authors: Charles Edgley
• Assisted by: Charles Edgley (Editor), Edgley Charles (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367606206
• ISBN: 978-0-367-60620-6
• No. of pages: 356
• Series: Interactionist Currents
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Cultural Studies, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, REFERENCE / Research, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics, Research methods: general, Research methods / methodology