Dear colleagues,
Goffman is well received by philosophers of science, methodologists, and epistemologists. Goffman is a major sociologist of the 20th Century, a major contributor to the development of Symbolic Interactionism, and has brought important sociological theories by himself. In fact, he is one of the most revered sociologists today. Researchers using qualitative methods owe him a lot. It is a pity he died quite young--could have done much more in the study of everyday life.
There are paradigmatic differences about what constitute good research design, quality of data, and so forth. We should not judge Goffman from Positivist positions. And we should not nix Positivist contributions just because they do not fit into our understanding of science. Positivists are very good in the study of mass processes. We went to the extremes. This is human and it is not a problem as long as we are flexible and can see the social situations from several different perspectives. Not a single perspective is privileged, because these are human perspectives. And we are not privileged.
Anyway, I hope such discussions enrich us, make us see the world in new ways. I enjoy such exchanges.
Best wishes,
Lubomir
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