How Does Our Current Age of Internet Communication Complicate Goffman's

question 16

Multiple Choice

How does our current age of Internet communication complicate Goffman's concepts of focused and unfocused interaction?

• A) In online interactions,people generally have more control over how they are perceived than people engaging in face-to-face interactions.
• B) In online interactions,people are constantly sharing their feelings and have less control over how they are perceived than those engaging in face-to-face interactions.
• C) Online interactions allow for more focused interactions than face-to-face social encounters.
• D) The clever and funny use of emojis makes it much easier to express one's feelings online than in face-to-face interactions.

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