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Erving Goffman: The Present of Self in Everyday Life - Sociology and Everyday Life (week 5)
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Notes on week 5 of Sociology and Everyday Life module. In this session, the class were given an introduction to Erving Goffman and how his ideas can be applied to everyday life.

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Module: Sociology and Everyday Life


Week 5 – Erving Goffman – The Present of Self in Everyday Life


Apply Goffman’s ideas to everyday life.


Introduction
 Goffman highlights in the first half of the book the things that people never
really thought about.

 Dramaturgical model

 We constantly modify our performances to adjust to what the audience
expects.

 It has been suggested that Goffman sees things from a cynical perspective.

 Goffman makes the point that our performances are not done solo – there is
cooperation and mutual support.



Communication
 Goffman introduces two modes of communication

 Goffman was much more interested in unintentional gestures


Expression
 Two types of expression: symmetrical and asymmetrical

 Asymmetry  how they are coming across doesn’t match up to what they are
saying


Consensus
 We try to convince other people that our version of reality is the correct reality.

 We try to define the situation in our own terms.

 Working consensus = an agreement between people


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