Erving Goffman and Modern Sociology

1. Introduction and Overview. 2. Early Writings. 3. Social Life as a Game. 4. Trust and the Rules of Social Interaction. 5. Goffmana s Sociology of Deviance and Conformity. 6. Goffmana s Later Work: Frame Analysis. 7. Goffmana s Methods. 8. Goffman and Modern Sociology. Bibliography.