If this is the case, one can hardly be surprised at Goffman's ...

Goffman makes him uniquely qualified to lead the reader through the evolution of his thought. There is, however, another way to view the book. It may also be read as an effort to explain why Goffman was reluctant (or unable) to claim a theoretical relationship between his "interaction order" and "society" at large. ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.