For Understanding Emotions, Sociologist Erving Goffman's Most Instructive Work Is

question 8

Multiple Choice

For understanding emotions, sociologist Erving Goffman's most instructive work is perhaps the essay "Fun in games". In this essay Goffman contends that happiness emerges when people:

• A) interact recreationally with others.
• B) act in accordance with the expectations of others.
• C) act in accordance with their own personal values.
• D) are fully engaged in what they are doing.

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