Erving Goffman

Erving Goffman (11 June 1922 – 20 November 1982), a Canadian-born sociologist and writer, was considered “the most influential American sociologist of the twentieth century“. In 2007 he was listed by The Times Higher Education Guide as the sixth most-cited author in the humanities and social sciences, behind Anthony Giddens and ahead of Jürgen Habermas. Goffman was the 73rd president of the American Sociological Association. His best-known contribution to social theory is his study of symbolic interaction.