Describing a Source: Stigma according to Erving Goffman

Alternative title: What shall I say about Goffman?

First of all, and this is completely irrelevant, but who names their kid Erving with the last name Goffman? Just saying it I can feel my tongue get caught up in the back of my throat. Granted the guy was born in the 20's, but still.

Anyway.

One of my sources that has been exceptionally useful is Erving Goffman's book, Stigma. He wrote about the different types of stigmas, and more importantly defined and explained the reasons for it.
I originally found the work in a compilation, called the Disability Studies Reader. I ended up not needing much more out of the complete Stigma book, and found all I needed in that compilation. What was also nice was the next chapter in the Reader went into more detail off of Goffman's work. Basically it was the best thing ever to find when you're doing a compare and contrast.

Anyway, I'll discuss another source in my next entry.
Cheers!