The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life is a 1956 sociological book by Erving Goffman, in which the author uses the imagery of theatre to portray the importance of human social interaction. This app
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Human communication, or anthroposemiotics, is a field of study dedicated to understanding how humans communicate. Humans' ability to communicate with one another would not be possible without an under
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
…listed the work as the tenth most important sociological book of the 20th century. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life was the first book to treat face-to-face interaction as a subject of sociological study. Goffman treats it as a kind of report in which he frames out the theatrical performance that applies to these…
Oral communication between two persons, Kimberly Ells and Jordan Peterson, in 2025
Example of face-to-face interaction between three individuals