A sociological perspective, developed by Erving Goffman, that analyzes everyday face-to-face interaction through the analogy of theatrical performance: individuals stage a presentation of self for an audience, managing setting, appearance and manner the way an actor manages a role.
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Core ClaimSourced to the subject's own accountThe elements of a social interaction depend on the time, place and audience involved; social life is a continuous performance in which people manage the impressions others form of them, moving between a front stage where the performance is given and a back stage where it is prepared. 1 Origin YearSourced to the subject's own account1956 is the original Edinburgh edition of Goffman's The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life; a revised edition reached a wider American readership in 1959. Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Dramaturgy (Sociology)
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Dramaturgy is a sociological perspective that analyzes micro-sociological accounts of everyday social interactions through the analogy of performativity and theatrical dramaturgy.
1. Wikipedia: Dramaturgy (Sociology)
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the elements of human interactions are dependent upon time, place, and audience.
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Erving Goffman adapted the term into sociology and developed most of the related terminology and ideas in his 1956 book, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life.
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