SYG-1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Impression Management, Erving Goffman
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Erving goffman & dramaturgy (cid:858)the prese(cid:374)tatio(cid:374) of elf i(cid:374) e(cid:448)eryday life(cid:859) Expressiveness of the individual i(cid:373)pressio(cid:374) o(cid:374)e (cid:862)gi(cid:448)es(cid:863) & (cid:862)gi(cid:448)es off(cid:863) This impression could be intentionally given or deceitfully constructed. It includes the verbal symbols or substitutes which a person uses to convey information. It includes the meaning that the person and others are known to attach to these symbols (symbols convey information) This impression is verbally passed, hence it is a conscious activity. I(cid:374)teractio(cid:374) situatio(cid:374)s (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:449)e are co(cid:374)scious of the i(cid:373)pressio(cid:374) (cid:449)e(cid:859)re creati(cid:374)g &, he(cid:374)ce, (cid:449)here we carefully chose our words, our attire, and how we present ourselves. It is conveyed in a way that is presumably unintentional. It includes a wide range of actions that the others can treat as symptomatic of the actor, performed not with explicit intention of conveying information. Individuals seem to exercise little control over this aspect.
