Eviatar Zerubavel argues that most of the distinctions we make in our daily lives and in our culture are social constructs. He questions the notion that a clear line can be drawn to separate one time or object or concept from another, and presents witty and provocative counterexamples in defense of ambiguity and anomaly.

In what the General Practitioner called 'this intelligent searching work', the author of "Stigma" and "Asylums" presents an analysis of the structures of social encounters from the perspective of the dramatic performance. He shows us exactly how people use such 'fixed props' as houses, clothes, and job situations; how they combine in teams resembling secret societies; and, how ...(展开全部)

A study of human behavior in social situations and the way we appear to others. Dr. Goffman has employed as a framework the metaphor of theatrical performance. Discussions of social techniques are based upon detailed research and observation of social customs in many regions.

A study of human behavior in social situations and the way we appear to others. Dr. Goffman has employed as a framework the metaphor of theatrical performance. Discussions of social techniques are based upon detailed research and observation of social customs in many regions.

Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we don't like to talk o...(展开全部)

Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we don't like to talk o...(展开全部)

The Everyday Life Reader brings together a wide range of thinkers from Freud to Baudrillard with primary sources on everyday life to provide a comprehensive resource on theories of everyday life. Ben Highmore's introduction surveys the development of thought about everyday life, setting theories in their social and historical context, and each themed section opens with an ess...(展开全部)

Cultural consumption is one of the key activities of everyday life: it says who we are or who we would like to be, it can produce and maintain particular lifestyles, it can promise consolation in time of loss or symbolise success and achievement; it can provide the material for our dreams or maintain social difference and social distinction. For most people, consumption is the ...(展开全部)

译者 衣俊卿，教授、博士生导师，中央编译局局长。1982年毕业于北京大学哲学系，1987年获贝尔格莱德大学哲学博士学位。曾先后担任黑龙江大学哲学系主任，《求是学刊》主编，黑龙江大学副校长，黑龙江大学校长、党委副书记。2007年3月起任黑龙江省委宣传部部长、省社会科学界联合会党组书记，2007年4月起担任黑龙江省委常委、省委宣传部部长、省社会科学界联合会党组书记。2010年2月起担任中央编译局局长。现兼任中国现代外国哲学学会副会长、中国俄罗斯东欧中亚学会副会长、中国辩证唯物主义学会常务理事、中国人学学会常务理事、中国马克思主义哲学史学会理事。 长期从事马克思主义文化哲学、国外马克思主义的研究工作，主要研究领域：马克思的实践哲学、当代马克思主义、现代化进程中的日常生活批判理论。主要著作有：《实践派的探索与实践哲学的述评》、《东欧的新马克思主义》、《现代化...(展开全部)