According to Erving Goffman,one of the Reasons It Is Important

question 28

Multiple Choice

According to Erving Goffman,one of the reasons it is important to study subtle day-to-day interactions is because

• A) they reveal how humans are like other primates.
• B) they can be used to measure a person's intelligence.
• C) we can learn a great deal about ourselves as social beings.
• D) they can inform us about political and military strategy.

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