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Erving Goffman Quotes
Erving Goffman Quotes
Erving Goffman
Canadian
Scientist
Born:
Jun 11
,
1922
Died:
Nov 19
,
1982
Acts
Assume
Chances
Conceal
Definition
Unthinkingly
The routines of social intercourse in established settings allow us to deal with anticipated others without special attention or thought.
Erving Goffman
Thought
Settings
Others
Allow
Attention
Without
Deal
Anticipated
Established
Intercourse
Social
Us
Special
Routines
By definition, of course, we believe the person with a stigma is not quite human. On this assumption we exercise varieties of discrimination, through which we effectively, if often unthinkingly, reduce his life chances.
Erving Goffman
Life
Believe
Assumption
Definition
Through
Unthinkingly
Course
Exercise
Reduce
Stigma
His
Effectively
Discrimination
Person
Quite
Often
Human
Which
Chances
When a stranger comes into our presence, then, first appearances are likely to enable us to anticipate his category and attributes, his 'social identity' - to use a term that is better than 'social status' because personal attributes such as 'honesty' are involved, as well as structural ones, like 'occupation.'
Erving Goffman
Honesty
Better
First
Our
Status
Structural
Term
Like
Category
Involved
Likely
Well
Identity
Occupation
Attributes
Because
Enable
His
Anticipate
Than
Personal
Social
Then
Us
Use
Stranger
Appearances
Presence