Erving Goffman studied nature of people’s interactions. He noticed people planned their conduct, want to guide and control how they’re seen, and act differently alone than in public.
Says people do all these things through process of dramaturgy
2 parts of dramaturgy:
Front stage – when people are in a social setting. Ex. someone watches baseball with friends even if he doesn’t like baseball. Manipulating how he’s seen to make friends.
Back stage – more private area of our lives, when act is over. You can be yourself.
Some people are crossing over from back stage to front stage due to social media – putting on a front in their backstage to make a good impression.
Impression management
Impression management – our attempt to control how others see us on the front stage. There are multiple front stages, and you have to play a different role every time.
Backstage – where you work on impression management. Ex. put on makeup, look in mirror and try different outfits.
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