Explain the Components of Dramaturgy According to Erving Goffman

question 58

Essay

Explain the components of dramaturgy according to Erving Goffman.Discuss front and back stage and impression management.Use an example of classroom behavior to elaborate on each of these concepts.

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Definitions:

Representative Government

A system of governance where citizens elect officials to represent their interests in a legislative or decision-making body.

Colonial Americans

Individuals living in the American colonies before the United States declared independence from Britain, including both European settlers and Indigenous peoples.

Colonial Assembly

A legislative body in a colony, primarily in the British colonies, which represented the colonists and had some powers over local matters and legislation.

John Dickinson

An American statesman, known as the "Penman of the Revolution" for his letters on colonial rights, and a delegate from Pennsylvania to the U.S. Constitutional Convention.