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- The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman is a sociological book that uses the imagery of theatre to portray the importance of human social interaction. This approach is known as Goffman’s dramaturgical analysis1.
- The book was first published in Scotland in 1956 by the University of Edinburgh Social Sciences Research Centre, and later in the United States in 1959 by Doubleday1. It is Goffman’s first and most famous book, for which he received the American Sociological Association’s MacIver Award in 19612. In 1998, the International Sociological Association listed the work as the tenth most important sociological book of the 20th century3.
- The book explores how people present themselves and manage their impressions in everyday social interactions, using the metaphor of theatrical performance. Goffman argues that people act differently depending on the situation and the audience they face, and that they use various strategies to control or guide the impression they make on others1.
- The book introduces several key concepts and terms that have become widely used in sociology, such as front stage and back stage, impression management, face work, role distance, team, and dramaturgical perspective14.