Why Does the Textbook Judge Goffman's View to Be Cynical

question 139

Multiple Choice

Why does the textbook judge Goffman's view to be cynical?

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

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