A Sociology of the Absurd
A Sociology of the Absurd
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Foreword by Rom Harré
Chapter 2 Preface
Part 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Toward a Sociology of the Absurd
Part 5 Scene
Chapter 6 Territoriality
Chapter 7 Time Tracks
Chapter 8 Adventures
Part 9 Agent
Chapter 10 Freud, Mead, Goffman
Chapter 11 Stage Fright and the Problem of Identity
Chapter 12 Coolness in Everyday Life
Chapter 13 Paranoia, Homosexuality, and Game Theory
Part 14 Agency
Chapter 15 Accounts
Chapter 16 Accounts, Deviance, and Social Order
Part 17 Purpose
Chapter 18 Game Frameworks
Part 19 Extroduction
Chapter 20 A Sociology of the Absurd Revisited
Part 21 Appendices
Chapter 22 Appendix I: The Marquis de Sade and the Quest for the Nonabsurd
Chapter 23 Appendix II: Power, Pluralism, and Order
Chapter 24 Notes
Chapter 25 Index
Chapter 2 Preface
Part 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Toward a Sociology of the Absurd
Part 5 Scene
Chapter 6 Territoriality
Chapter 7 Time Tracks
Chapter 8 Adventures
Part 9 Agent
Chapter 10 Freud, Mead, Goffman
Chapter 11 Stage Fright and the Problem of Identity
Chapter 12 Coolness in Everyday Life
Chapter 13 Paranoia, Homosexuality, and Game Theory
Part 14 Agency
Chapter 15 Accounts
Chapter 16 Accounts, Deviance, and Social Order
Part 17 Purpose
Chapter 18 Game Frameworks
Part 19 Extroduction
Chapter 20 A Sociology of the Absurd Revisited
Part 21 Appendices
Chapter 22 Appendix I: The Marquis de Sade and the Quest for the Nonabsurd
Chapter 23 Appendix II: Power, Pluralism, and Order
Chapter 24 Notes
Chapter 25 Index
Product details
| Published | 01 Jan 1989 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9780759117952 |
| Imprint | AltaMira Press |
| Series | The Reynolds Series in Sociology |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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