Erving Goffman's Analysis of Interaction Views the Participants as Actors

question 95

Multiple Choice

Erving Goffman's analysis of interaction views the participants as actors on a stage. This perspective is called the model of social interaction.

• A) dramaturgy
• B) social exchange
• C) equilibrium
• D) impressionist

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Definitions:

Non-Human Communication

Communication methods observed among animals, plants, and machines, excluding human language and interaction.

Signs

Observable indicators or symptoms of a particular condition or the presence of something.

Critical Differences

Significant or substantial variances between entities or conditions that are of importance to understanding or decision-making.

Prototypes

Original or first models of something from which other forms are copied or developed, often used in the context of designs, technology, or cognition.