SOCIOL 2S06 Lecture : Lecture 38 - March 10th.docx
31 Mar 2014
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1) presentation of self in everyday life: through impression management, individuals will try to present a self that will be accepted by others, goffman saw the self as the product of interaction between the social actor and the audience, the social actor gives a performance trying to create a favourable self then the audience interpret the performance accepting or rejecting the self that is projected, in goffmans view the audience members accept the presentation of self. 2) successful presentation of self: first, the social actor takes measures to help ensure a smooth performance e. g. , the social actor prepares in advance, tries to select a receptive audience, and tries to avoid making mistakes in the performance, second, the audience sometimes has a stake in a successful performance the audience may assist the social actor in a variety of ways e. g. , by displaying great interest in the performance or by not noticing mistakes in the performance.
