Shyness and Society

The Illusion of Competence
2007. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-4039-9603-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 221 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

Using Symbolic Interactionist theories and descriptions of the everyday life of self-defined 'shy' people, the book explores the social processes of becoming a 'shy person' and performing the shy self in public places. The question of interactional competence is discussed in relation to issues of identity, embodiment, performativity and deviance.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scott, Susie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Entering the Secret World of the Shy Shyness in Cultural and Historical Perspective Dramaturgical Dilemmas of the Shy Self Outsiders and Enclosures Poise, Performance and Self-Presentation Rules, Reactions and Resistance Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

SUSIE SCOTT is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. She has researched and published in the areas of interaction and everyday life, medical sociology, qualitative methodology and social theory.