Erving Goffman Introduced the Idea That in Everyday Life We

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Essay

Erving Goffman introduced the idea that in everyday life we perform our assigned roles, and maintained that our social life was like a drama enacted on a stage. Discuss his approach to the study of everyday life. Include in your discussion his ideas of front and back stage, as well as impression management.

Understand how emotions serve as social communication.

Realize emotions are triggered by cognitive appraisals of internal or external stimuli.

Recognize cultural influences on emotional responses.

Understand the physiological and neurological underpinnings of emotions.

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Teamwork

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The ability to effectively convey, receive, and interpret messages, information, and ideas through appropriate verbal and non-verbal methods.

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