Publisher's Synopsis
The second text on methodology is intended as an acknowledgement of indebtedness to Goffman and his Canadian roots as well as to Shibutani and his Japanese roots. Since both men are no longer with us the transcriptions of tape recordings of the two great theorists may almost seem here like voices from the beyond. - These lectures have been presented in different locations at different times as a reminder of the unending journey toward a more successful and more highly regarded sociology in a world which is so badly in need of that discipline.
