People in places
Subtitle: the sociology of the familiar
By: edited by Arnold Birenbaum and Edward Sagarin.
Contributors: Sagarin, Edward, 1913- joint comp.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1973
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Social interaction; Social role; Role playing
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Table of contents: title: Birenbaum, A. and Sagarin, E. Introduction: Understanding the familiar.; title: Schwartz, B. Notes on the sociology of sleep.; title: Wolff, M. Notes on the behavior of pedestrians.; title: Sanders, W. B. Pinball occasions.; title: Birenbaum, A. and Sagarin, E. The deviant actor maintains his right to be present: the case of the nondrinker.; title: Wenglinsky, M. Errands.; title: Gross, E. and Stone, G. P. Embarrassment and the analysis of role requirements.; title: Goffman, E. Role distance.; title: Cavan, S. Bar sociability.; title: Zurcher, L. A., Jr. The "friendly" poker game: a study of an ephemeral role.; title: Schwartz, B. The social psychology of the gift.; title: Sagarin, E. Etiquette, embarrassment, and forms of address.; title: Levine, J., Vinson, A. and Wood, D. Subway behavior.; title: Weitman, S. R. Intimacies: notes toward a theory of social inclusion and exclusion.; title: Whyte, W. F. The social structure of the restaurant.; title: Gold, R. Janitors versus tenants: a status-income dilemma.; title: Emerson, J. P. Negotiating the serious import of humor.; title: Goffman, E. Teams.