The Anthem Companion to Erving Goffman

The purpose of the volumeas with the other volumes published in the Anthem Press Companion to Sociology seriesis to provide a comprehensive overview of Erving Goffmans continued appeal and relevance within the field of sociology and related social science disciplines. The book engages with some of the major themes and continuing concerns of Goffmans sociology. The chapters included in the volume deal with some important aspects of Goffmans life and work that made him into the enigma that he was.