The Presentation of the Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman

The Presentation of the Self in Social Situations focuses on how people play roles in society, kind of similar to how actors play roles in a play, and uses that framework to explain many phenomena of organizational behavior and sociology.

Join us if you're curious about the roles we all play, whether it's polite emails, kissing up vs kicking down, or the dynamics of a team mate vs customer interaction.

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