Why Is Goffman Thought to Be Cynical

question 38

Multiple Choice

Why is Goffman thought to be cynical?

• A) His theory suggests that people are inauthentic and play roles while rarely being their true selves.
• B) His theory suggests that people are cold and calculating and anxious to maximize benefits to themselves at whatever cost to others.
• C) His theory suggests that people have no true feelings of their own and they simply mimic those of people around them.
• D) His theory suggests that people are superficial and hypocritical and act in their own self-interests regardless of how contradictory this makes them appear to others.

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Definitions:

Facial

Relating to the face, or to the facial nerve which controls muscles of expression, taste sensation, and more.

Auditory Tube

A tube that connects the middle ear to the back of the nose, helping equalize pressure in the ear; also known as the Eustachian tube.

Semicircular Canals

Three fluid-filled tubes in the inner ear that help maintain balance by sensing rotation of the head.

Cochlea

A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure that is essential for hearing as it transfers sound vibrations to nerve impulses.