Erving Goffman Dramaturgical Approach Discussion

Q1 Erving Goffman- Dramaturgical Approach

Do you agree that social interactions can be described in terms of front-stage performance; where individuals present idealized pictures of themselves and feel they must hide things in their performances?  Provide an example.

Erving Goffman 

• Read pages 155-164 (Chapter 6).
• Optional Reading:  The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (entire text) Blackboard link – free but may have to reserve to view.