http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/407/tony-n-buell Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:39:31 -0400 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:39:31 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/420/admirable-echoes-intellectual-debts-of-dramaturgical-sociology By Tony N. Buell - Erving Goffman (June 11, 1922 – November 19, 1982) left an indelible imprint on contemporary sociological theory and research. Discourse on the intellectual roots of his dramaturgical approach tends to position Goffman within the school of symbolic interactionism. Textual analysis of Goffman and Herbert Blumer reveals both similar and contrasting intellectual debts. Exposition of the key concepts of “self,” “frame,” “situation,” “impression management,” “teams,” and “regions” reveals the error in situating Goffman squarely... Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/420/admirable-echoes-intellectual-debts-of-dramaturgical-sociology