The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

Name: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Author: Erving Goffman

by Erving Goffman

Sociological analysis of how people manage impressions in social interaction

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Erving Goffman

Goffman developed dramaturgical sociology, analyzing everyday social interaction as a kind of performance in which individuals manage the impressions they make on others. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life is a foundational text of microsociology.

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