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Revista mexicana de sociología
On-line version ISSN 2594-0651Print version ISSN 0188-2503
Abstract
GONNET, Juan Pablo. Morality and strategy in Erving Goffman’s social theory. Rev. Mex. Sociol [online]. 2021, vol.83, n.2, pp.269-295. Epub Sep 13, 2021. ISSN 2594-0651. https://doi.org/10.22201/iis.01882503p.2021.2.60085.
In the development of a theory of social order, it is often understood that the moral and strategic dimensions of social action are opposite forces. Thus, Erving Goffman’s interaction theory, which simultaneously approaches both dimensions, has been described as ambiguous, contradictory and even complementary. In this article it is argued that these interpretations are inadequate, as they do not account for the way in which Goffman redefines the link between morality and social order. Starting from a reconstruction of this conceptualization, this paper purports to explain the relationships between normative facts and strategic action.
Keywords : communication; consensus; interaction; morality; social order; ritual.