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Goffman's Dramaturgical Analysis

Author: Paul Hannan

Source: Intro Music by Mark Hannan; Public Domain, Hotel Room Public Domain http://bit.ly/U2m4W5

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Terms to Know
Back Stage

In dramaturgical analysis, this is the social space where performers are present, but an audience is not.

Dramaturgical Analysis (Erving Goffman)

The idea that people's day-to-day lives can be understood as resembling performers in action on a theater stage.

Front Stage

In dramaturgical analysis, this is where a performance takes place in front of an audience.

Presentation of Self (Erving Goffman)

Phrase used to describe a person's efforts to create a specific impression in the minds of others.