SOCIAL INTERACTION IN THE THEORIES OF ERVING GOFFMAN AND PIERRE BOURDIEU

Abstract

The choice of the theme is justified by the relevance and breadth that the theme carries and by the need to deepen the sociological debate on social interaction. Discussions about space are not recent and there are several theoretical and methodological contributions The main objective of this article is to discuss two contemporary theoretical models that seek to analyze the sociological dimension and compare the theories of Erving Goffman and Pierre Bourdieu on the social interaction of the individual in groups. First, the main contributions of each theorist in the educational field will be presented. Next, a critical comparison will be made between the theories about the social interaction of the individual in the groups, highlighting the convergences and divergences of the theorists in question. Finally, the final considerations will reflect on the relevance of these theories for contemporary understanding in the field of education and social integration. It is appropriate to point out that the approaches of Goffman and Bourdieu converge, among others, in the sense of directing their gaze to the minutiae of social life, to everyday situations that may initially seem "natural", but which, under the sociological view, can reveal about social dynamics (reifications).