Outputs (3)

Passing (2019)
Book Chapter
Smith, G. (2019). Passing. In The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (1-2). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosp006.pub2

The concept of passing originates in popular and legal discourses of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries about relations between black and white people in the United States. Passing as an analytic concept in sociology owes much to the work o... Read More about Passing.

The story of the nearest relative : shifts in footing in dramaturgical replayings (2019)
Journal Article

The utility of Goffman’s thinking about conversational interaction to illuminate features of a research interview between one of the two authors (LM) and a fellow social work professional is assessed. We use this case to explore aspects of Goffman’s... Read More about The story of the nearest relative : shifts in footing in dramaturgical replayings.

Misgivings about Goffman : social structure, power and politics in the work of Erving Goffman (2019)
Book Chapter

The purpose of this chapter is to excavate and explore some of the critical potential in the work of Erving Goffman. Even though Goffman is often depicted as an apolitical microsociologist with no genuine understanding of power or social conflict, th... Read More about Misgivings about Goffman : social structure, power and politics in the work of Erving Goffman.