Erving Goffman

Självframställning i vardagslivet (tidigare titel: Jaget och maskerna) är den svenska översättningen av Erving Goffmans klassiska bok The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (1959). I denna bok anlägger Goffman ett dramaturgiskt perspektiv på den sociala interaktionsordningen. Vi spelar alla teater, och liksom skådespelaren på scenen vill vi göra intryck på vår publik. När vi presenterar oss själva och vårt agerande inför andra människor försöker vi allt som oftast kontrollera och styra den information vi överför. Denna information ligger till grund för de andras intryck av oss. Djupare sett handlar det också om hur vi bygger upp och befäster våra ”jag” och identiteter i denna process. Inför denna nyutgåva har Sven Bergströms översättning reviderats av Henrik Gundenäs. Boken har även försetts med en introduktion till Goffmans liv och tänkande av Anders Persson, professor vid Lunds universitet.

Bokens titel anspelar på den undantagsstämpel som de ”normala” sätter på fysiskt, psykiskt och socialt avvikande. Erving Goffman har lagt ett rikt källmaterial, hämtat ur självbiografier och fallstudier, till grund för denna analys av de stigmatiserades inställning till sig själva och sitt förhållande till de ”normala”. De stigmatiserade ställs ideligen inför frågan om hur de ska bemöta samhällets stereotypa krav och förväntningar: Ska de öppet erkänna sitt stigma, och kanske riskera att stöta bort många människor de kommer i kontakt med, eller ska de göra allt för att dölja stigmat, till varje pris eftersträva anpassning till det ”normala” samhället? Goffmans analys påvisar sammanhanget mellan samhällets normer och den konflikt eller kampsituation som de stämplade tvingas in i. Genom att analysera alla ”problemkategorier”, från kriminella och prostituerade till funktionsnedsatta, som en enhet lyckas han isolera en minsta gemensamma nämnare, stigmatiseringen, som är en politisk handling. Inför denna nyutgåva har Richard Matz översättning reviderats av Henrik Gundenäs. Boken har även försetts med en inledning av Anders Persson, professor vid Lunds universitet.

Bogen indeholder et udvalg af de mest centrale essays af sociologen Erving Goffman. Typisk for teksterne er, at de har skiftende perspektiver og analyserer det moderne hverdagslivs mikroskopiske og ofte upåagtede detaljer, samtidig med at de, ofte implicit, fortæller noget om sociale møders indlejring i normative og kulturelle rammer. Goffman kaldte dette område for ‘samhandlingsordenen’, og han mente, at mikroanalysen var den mest velegnede tilgang til at indfange dette domæne. Tekstsamlingen repræsenterer med sine 11 oversatte tekster et bredt udvalg af Goffmans mikrosociologiske perspektiv lige fra de tidlige bidrag om ansigtsarbejde og den oversete situation, over hans udvikling af begreber og analyser i forhold til den sociale samhandlings regler, emotionalitet og rumlighed til de senere og mere teoretisk og socialfilosofisk funderede temaer om forståelsesrammer og samtalens former. Fælles for alle teksterne er Goffmans formidable evne til ved hjælp af konkrete eksempler og med sproglig finesse at vise, hvad analyser af hverdagslivets forholdsvis trivielle og tilsyneladende upåagtede foreteelser kan fortælle os om vores samfunds sociale organisering. Tekstsamlingen genudgives nu med ny introduktion af Michael Hviid Jacobsen og Søren Kristiansen.

A total institution is defined by Goffman as a place of residence and work where a large number of like-situated, individuals, cut off from the wider society for an appreciable period of time, together lead an enclosed, formally administered round of life. Prisons serve as a clear example, providing we appreciate that what is prison-like about prisons is found in institutions whose members have broken no laws. This volume deals with total institutions in general and, mental hospitals, in particular. The main focus is, on the world of the inmate, not the world of the staff. A chief concern is to develop a sociological version of the structure of the self. Each of the essays in this book were intended to focus on the same issue--the inmate's situation in an institutional context. Each chapter approaches the central issue from a different vantage point, each introduction drawing upon a different source in sociology and having little direct relation to the other chapters. This method of presenting material may be irksome, but it allows the reader to pursue the main theme of each paper analytically and comparatively past the point that would be allowable in chapters of an integrated book. If sociological concepts are to be treated with affection, each must be traced back to where it best applies, followed from there wherever it seems to lead, and pressed to disclose the rest of its family.

Until recently, to be in a "public place" meant to feel safe. That has changed, especially in cities. Urban dwellers sense the need to quickly react to gestural cues from persons in their immediate presence in order to establish their relationship to each other. Through this communication they hope to detect potential danger before it is too late for self-defense or flight. The ability to read accurately the "informing signs" by which strangers indicate their relationship to one another in public or semi-public places without speaking, has become as important as understanding the official written and spoken language of the country. In Relations in Public, Erving Goff man provides a grammar of the unspoken language used in public places. He shows that the way strangers relate in public is part of a design by which friends and acquaintances manage their relationship in the presence of bystanders. He argues that, taken together, this forms part of a new domain of inquiry into the rules for co-mingling, or public order. Most people give little thought to how elaborate and complex our everyday behavior in public actually is. For example, we adhere to the rules of pedestrian traffic on a busy thoroughfare, accept the usual ways of acting in a crowded elevator or subway car, grasp the delicate nuances of conversational behavior, and respond to the rich vocabulary of body gestures. We behave differently at weddings, at meals, in crowds, in couples, and when alone. Such everyday behavior, though generally below the level of awareness, embodies unspoken codes of social understandings necessary for the orderly conduct of society.

Bogen er en oversættelse af et af sociologien og socialpsykologiens helt centrale værker. Med teatrets verden som bogens bærende metaforik viser den canadisk-fødte sociolog Erving Goffman, hvordan individet præsenterer sig selv og sine handlinger på med henblik på at lede og påvirke omverdens opfattelse af sin hverdagslige optræden. Oversættelsen er derudover forsynet med en introduktion af Michael Hviid Jacobsen og Søren Kristiansen.

Erving Goffmans bok om totala institutioner – fängelser, mentalsjukhus, kloster, militärförläggningar – kom ut på svenska första gången 1973 och är närmast en klassiker vid det här laget. Boken är en uppgörelse med den traditionella psykiatrin och med all form av anstaltsvård. Goffman ser anstalten från de intagnas synvinkel och skildrar skickligt hur de upplever denna besynnerliga värld och hur de försöker finna sätt att leva. Den totala institutionen är en social hybrid – en plats där ett antal människor lever i självvald eller påtvingad gemenskap, isolerade från omvärlden, under kontroll av en och samma auktoritet. Dessutom är flertalet av institutionerna platser där det omgivande samhället hoppas kunna förändra de intagna, med motiveringen att det är för samhällets bästa. I Totala institutioner analyserar Goffman dessa platser för manipulation av människors personligheter. Erving Goffman (1922-1982) var professor i antropologi och sociologi vid universitetet i Pennsylvania.

Encounters: Two Studies in the Sociology of Interaction by Erving Goffman is a book that explores the nature of social interaction between individuals. The book is divided into two parts, with each part focusing on a different aspect of social interaction. The first part of the book is titled ""The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life"" and is considered one of Goffman's most famous works. This section explores the concept of ""impression management"" and how individuals present themselves to others in social situations. Goffman argues that individuals engage in a form of performance when interacting with others, carefully crafting their behavior and appearance to create a desired impression. The second part of the book is titled ""Encounters"" and focuses on the ways in which individuals interact with each other in more informal settings. Goffman examines the various elements that make up these encounters, including the physical setting, the behavior of those involved, and the social norms that govern the interaction. He argues that these encounters are often fraught with tension and conflict, as individuals navigate the complex social dynamics at play. Overall, Encounters: Two Studies in the Sociology of Interaction is a thought-provoking exploration of the complex nature of social interaction. Goffman's insights into the ways in which individuals present themselves to others and navigate social situations are still relevant today, making this book a valuable resource for anyone interested in the study of sociology or human behavior. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Until recently, to be in a "public place" meant to feel safe. That has changed, especially in cities. Urban dwellers sense the need to quickly react to gestural cues from persons in their immediate presence in order to establish their relationship to each other. Through this communication they hope to detect potential danger before it is too late for self-defense or flight. The ability to read accurately the "informing signs" by which strangers indicate their relationship to one another in public or semi-public places without speaking, has become as important as understanding the official written and spoken language of the country. In Relations in Public, Erving Goff man provides a grammar of the unspoken language used in public places. He shows that the way strangers relate in public is part of a design by which friends and acquaintances manage their relationship in the presence of bystanders. He argues that, taken together, this forms part of a new domain of inquiry into the rules for co-mingling, or public order. Most people give little thought to how elaborate and complex our everyday behavior in public actually is. For example, we adhere to the rules of pedestrian traffic on a busy thoroughfare, accept the usual ways of acting in a crowded elevator or subway car, grasp the delicate nuances of conversational behavior, and respond to the rich vocabulary of body gestures. We behave differently at weddings, at meals, in crowds, in couples, and when alone. Such everyday behavior, though generally below the level of awareness, embodies unspoken codes of social understandings necessary for the orderly conduct of society.

Stigma handler om det sociale samspil, der finder sted imellem såkaldt normale mennesker og så de stigmatiserede - dvs. dem, der bærer et fysisk, psykisk eller socialt miskrediterende særtræk, som adskiller dem fra flertallet. Med bogen udvikler Erving Goffman en sociologisk forståelse af, hvordan stigmatisering overhovedet opstår, og han belyser, hvordan de processer, som producerer en stigmatiseret person, ser ud. Bogen udfolder desuden, hvorledes stigmatiserede mennesker håndterer sig selv og deres stigma i den sociale samhandling med andre mennesker, og hvordan disse håndteringer påvirker den stigmatiseredes oplevelse af sig selv. Stigma udkom første gang i USA i 1963 og har siden stået som en af sociologiens absolutte klassikere. Bogen har lagt fundamentet for afvigelsessociologien og inspireret generationer af forskere og praktikere inden for sociologi, socialpsykologi, socialmedicin, psykiatri, kriminologi, sygepleje og socialt arbejde. Bogen udkommer her i en revideret oversættelse og er forsynet med et fyldigt forord af Michael Hviid Jacobsen og Søren Kristiansen.

A total institution is defined by Goffman as a place of residence and work where a large number of like-situated, individuals, cut off from the wider society for an appreciable period of time, together lead an enclosed, formally administered round of life. Prisons serve as a clear example, providing we appreciate that what is prison-like about prisons is found in institutions whose members have broken no laws. This volume deals with total institutions in general and, mental hospitals, in particular. The main focus is, on the world of the inmate, not the world of the staff. A chief concern is to develop a sociological version of the structure of the self. Each of the essays in this book were intended to focus on the same issue--the inmate's situation in an institutional context. Each chapter approaches the central issue from a different vantage point, each introduction drawing upon a different source in sociology and having little direct relation to the other chapters. This method of presenting material may be irksome, but it allows the reader to pursue the main theme of each paper analytically and comparatively past the point that would be allowable in chapters of an integrated book. If sociological concepts are to be treated with affection, each must be traced back to where it best applies, followed from there wherever it seems to lead, and pressed to disclose the rest of its family.

Grunnbok i sosialantropologi og sosiologi. Forfatteren viser hvordan vi ved begreper og synsvinkler fra teaterforestillingen får ny innsikt i oss selv, og vår omgang med andre. Rollespill, selvpresentasjon og inntrykksmanipulering er ikke overflatefenomener, men grunnleggende trekk som bidrar til å skape samfunn.