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Shyness and Society: The Illusion of Competence / Edition 1

Shyness and Society: The Illusion of Competence / Edition 1

by Susie Scott
Shyness and Society: The Illusion of Competence / Edition 1
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ISBN-10:
1403996032
ISBN-13:
9781403996039
Pub. Date:
01/10/2007
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN-10:
1403996032
ISBN-13:
9781403996039
Pub. Date:
01/10/2007
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Shyness and Society: The Illusion of Competence / Edition 1

Shyness and Society: The Illusion of Competence / Edition 1

by Susie Scott

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781403996039
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 01/10/2007
Edition description: 2007
Pages: 194
Product dimensions: 5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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
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