A Sociology of the Absurd

By Marvin B. Scott and Stanford M. Lyman

Book Overview

This work provides a crystallization and particularization of a school of sociological thinking variously called 'creative sociology, ' 'existential sociology, ' 'phenomenological sociology, ' 'conflict theory, ' and 'dramaturgical analysis.' The result is a methodological synthesis of the 'dual' visions of Erving Goffman and Harold Garfinkel. This book equips the reader with a framework for providing adequate descriptions of those face-to-face encounters that make up everyday life. This edition includes essays not found in the first edition, as well as a new introduction that locates it in the spectrum of contemporary theorizing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0930390857
• ISBN13: 9780930390853
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.