Learning Path
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Understand Question2
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Explore TopicChoose the Best Answer
A
Impression Management → Frontstage Behavior → Backstage Behavior → Audience Reaction
B
Backstage Behavior → Impression Management → Frontstage Behavior → Audience Reaction
C
Frontstage Behavior → Audience Reaction → Impression Management → Backstage Behavior
D
Audience Reaction → Backstage Behavior → Frontstage Behavior → Impression Management
Understanding the Answer
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Answer
Goffman's dramaturgical analysis compares social interactions to a play where everyone acts out roles. The first step is the "front stage," where people perform and present themselves to others, similar to actors on a stage. Next, there's the "back stage," where individuals can relax and be themselves without the pressure of an audience. For example, a teacher may be formal and authoritative in the classroom (front stage) but joke and be casual with friends after school (back stage). This idea helps us understand how people manage their impressions and behave differently in various settings.
Detailed Explanation
In Goffman's view, we first manage how we want to be seen. Other options are incorrect because This option suggests we start with being ourselves; This choice puts audience reaction before our behavior.
Key Concepts
Dramaturgical Analysis
Impression Management
Frontstage and Backstage Behavior
Topic
Dramaturgical Analysis of Interaction
Difficulty
easy level question
Cognitive Level
understand
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