Abstract
Erving Goffman's most profound and theoretically dense work, Frame Analysis, first published in 1974, is now fifty years old: an iconic linkage of the micro and macro-level. In this reassessment after half a century, I connect Goffman's phenomenological analysis with the meso-level study of groups and meaning within tiny publics. Frames are inevitably connected with local cultures. In making this claim, I draw upon group-based conventions of the proper use of profanity, the dynamics of in-group joking, and the workings of deceptive teamwork. I conclude that there is no single set of frames, keys, and laminations, but all are based within communities of action.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Symbolic Interaction |
DOIs | |
State | Accepted/In press - 2024 |
Keywords
- Erving Goffman
- frame analysis
- group culture
- idioculture
- tiny publics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing
- Social Psychology
- Education
- Communication
- Sociology and Political Science
- General Social Sciences