A Student Sitting Through a Boring Class Glances Over at a Friend

question 32

Multiple Choice

A student sitting through a boring class glances over at a friend and rolls his eyes.What would Erving Goffman call this?

• A) a personal front
• B) impression management
• C) an expression of behavior
• D) backstage

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