Erving Goffman
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Erving Goffman was a Canadian sociologist renowned for his micro-sociological analyses of everyday life, particularly through concepts like dramaturgy, face-work, and the presentation of self.
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| Erving Goffman canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erving Goffman Context triple: [Georg Simmel, influenced, Erving Goffman]
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A.
Herbert Blumer
Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
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Howard Becker
Howard Becker was an influential American sociologist best known for his work on deviance, labeling theory, and the sociology of art and music.
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C.
Peter Berger
Peter Berger was an influential Austrian-born American sociologist and theologian best known for his work on the sociology of religion and the social construction of reality.
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D.
Peter E. Berger
Peter E. Berger is a film editor best known for his work on movies such as "Agnes of God."
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E.
Talcott Parsons
Talcott Parsons was a prominent American sociologist best known for developing structural functionalism and influential grand theories of social systems and action.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erving Goffman Target entity description: Erving Goffman was a Canadian sociologist renowned for his micro-sociological analyses of everyday life, particularly through concepts like dramaturgy, face-work, and the presentation of self.
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A.
Herbert Blumer
Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
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B.
Howard Becker
Howard Becker was an influential American sociologist best known for his work on deviance, labeling theory, and the sociology of art and music.
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C.
Peter Berger
Peter Berger was an influential Austrian-born American sociologist and theologian best known for his work on the sociology of religion and the social construction of reality.
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D.
Peter E. Berger
Peter E. Berger is a film editor best known for his work on movies such as "Agnes of God."
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E.
Talcott Parsons
Talcott Parsons was a prominent American sociologist best known for developing structural functionalism and influential grand theories of social systems and action.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian sociologist
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human ⓘ social theorist ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in sociology ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach cancer ⓘ |
| child | Alice Goffman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-06-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-11-19 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Everett C. Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Chicago
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University of Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Toronto ⓘ |
| employer |
University of California, Berkeley
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University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Goffman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethnography
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micro-sociology ⓘ social psychology ⓘ sociology ⓘ symbolic interactionism ⓘ |
| givenName | Erving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
conversation analysis
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ethnomethodology ⓘ sociology of everyday life ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
everyday life
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identity ⓘ social interaction ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
dramaturgical analysis
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face-work NERFINISHED ⓘ frame analysis ⓘ presentation of self ⓘ stigma ⓘ total institution ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Asylums
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Forms of Talk NERFINISHED ⓘ Frame Analysis NERFINISHED ⓘ Interaction Ritual NERFINISHED ⓘ Relations in Public NERFINISHED ⓘ Stigma NERFINISHED ⓘ The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mannville, Alberta, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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President of the American Sociological Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Angelica Schuyler Choate
NERFINISHED
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Gillian Sankoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berkeley, California, United States
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Erving Goffman Description of subject: Erving Goffman was a Canadian sociologist renowned for his micro-sociological analyses of everyday life, particularly through concepts like dramaturgy, face-work, and the presentation of self.
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