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According to Erving Goffman, What Is the Purpose of Response

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According to Erving Goffman, what is the purpose of response cries? Describe a scenario where a response cry performs an alternative function. Discuss this alternative function. Your answer should be one paragraph in length.


Definitions:

Proximate Cause

A legal term referring to an event sufficiently related to an injury that the courts deem the event to be the cause of that injury.

Negligence

The lack of appropriate care that a sensible person would have provided in comparable circumstances, leading to injury or detriment.

Causal Chain

A sequence of events where one event causes the next, leading to the final outcome.

Trespass to Personal Property

The act of unlawfully interfering with another person's possessions without consent.

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