Erving Goffman's sociological theory, most famously outlined in his 1959 book The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, utilizes a theatrical metaphor—known as dramaturgical analysis—to explain human social interaction. He posits that individuals act like actors on a stage, dividing their behavior into "front stage" performances where they maintain idealized social roles for an audience, and "back stage" private areas where they drop the mask, relax, and prepare for future social encounters.
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