The Presentation of Self in Everyday LifeBased upon detailed research and observation of social customs in many regions, here is a notable contribution to our understanding of ourselves, using theatrical performance as a framework. This book explores the realm of human behavior in social situations and the way that we appear to others. Each person in everyday social intercourse presents himself and his activity to others, attempts to guide and control the impressions they form of him, and employs certain techniques in order to sustain his performance, just as an actor presents a character to an audience. |
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... Island crofting ( subsistence farming ) commu- nity.1 The justification for this approach ( as I take to be the justification for Simmel's ... Shetland Isle . " CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I PERFORMANCES II TEAMS III REGIONS AND REGION xii PREFACE.
... Island crofting ( subsistence farming ) commu- nity.1 The justification for this approach ( as I take to be the justification for Simmel's ... Shetland Isle . " CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I PERFORMANCES II TEAMS III REGIONS AND REGION xii PREFACE.
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... island's tourist hotel has been owned and operated by a married couple of crofter origins . From the beginning , the owners ... Shetland Isle study . medical school typically lay aside their holy aspirations for a 20 THE PRESENTATION OF SELF.
... island's tourist hotel has been owned and operated by a married couple of crofter origins . From the beginning , the owners ... Shetland Isle study . medical school typically lay aside their holy aspirations for a 20 THE PRESENTATION OF SELF.
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... Shetland Isle knew their crofter neighbors very well , having played out the gentry role to them since childhood . Yet a gentry visitor to the island , properly sponsored and introduced , could be- come more intimate with the island ...
... Shetland Isle knew their crofter neighbors very well , having played out the gentry role to them since childhood . Yet a gentry visitor to the island , properly sponsored and introduced , could be- come more intimate with the island ...
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