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Losing Poise

Family – "As I lie sprawled, flat on my back on the pavement, with several contractors staring down at me, I wondered how exactly I get myself into these circumstances." A funny tale about handling embarrassment, which Anthropologist Erving Goffman would've loved.

Tags: poise, embarrassment, everyday life, goffman, family

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