Overview: From The Author Of The Presentation Of Self In Everyday Life, Stigma Is Analyzes A Person's Feelings About Himself And His Relationship To People Whom Society Calls Normal. Stigma Is An Illuminating Excursion Into The Situation Of Persons Who Are Unable To Conform To Standards That Society Calls Normal. Disqualified From Full Social Acceptance, They Are Stigmatized Individuals. Physically Deformed People, Ex-mental Patients, Drug Addicts, Prostitutes, Or Those Ostracized For Other Reasons Must Constantly Strive To Adjust To Their Precarious Social Identities. Their Image Of Themselves Must Daily Confront And Be Affronted By The Image Which Others Reflect Back To Them. Drawing Extensively On Autobiographies And Case Studies, Sociologist Erving Goffman Analyzes The Stigmatized Person's Feelings About Himself And His Relationship To Normal He Explores The Variety Of Strategies Stigmatized Individuals Employ To Deal With The Rejection Of Others, And The Complex Sorts Of Information About Themselves They Project. In Stigma The Interplay Of Alternatives The Stigmatized Individual Must Face Every Day Is Brilliantly Examined By One Of America's Leading Social Analysts. Stigma And Social Identity -- Information Control And Personal Identity -- Group Alignment And Ego Identity -- The Self And Its Other -- Deviations And Deviance. By Erving Goffman. A Touchstone Book. Originally Published: Englewood Cliffs, N.j., Prentice-hall,1963. Includes Bibliographical References.
Categories:
- Medical Books
- Psychology
- Social Psychology & Interactions
- Psychology
Publisher : Touchstone
Author : Goffman, Erving
Language : English
Edition : Reissue
Published :1986-06-15
Number Of Pages : 168
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0671622447
ISBN-13 : 9780671622442
Item weight : 0.35 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 5.5 in x 7.9 in
Returns Policy
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the 'Complete Orders' link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.
Shipping
We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.
When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.
Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.