The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life



The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

Summary of chapter 2

Erving Goffman is known as one of the most influential sociologists born in the 20th century. His work was primarily focused on the organization of observable, daily behavior, usually but not always among the acquainted in urban environments. By the help of qualitative methods, Goffman developed classifications of the various elements of social interaction.

Chapter 2, of Goffman's masterpiece describes and analyses on the topic “Team”. Here, Goffman have concentrated on how clusters of people called “Teams”, manage work with the support of co-operation. According to ...