Erving Goffman
Erving Goffman was a Canadian-born American sociologist and social psychologist, widely regarded as the most influential American sociologist of the twentieth century.
Ranked sixth among the most-cited authors in humanities and social sciences by The Times Higher Education Guide in 2007, Goffman served as president of the American Sociological Association.
His groundbreaking contribution was dramaturgical analysis, exploring how individuals present themselves in social interactions.
Beyond his debut work, his significant publications include Asylums, Stigma, Interaction Ritual, Frame Analysis, and Forms of Talk, collectively examining social interaction, identity construction, and everyday life.
