In this episode we unpack American Sociologist Erving Goffman's 1954 classic, "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life."
This book explores...
* The art of impression management
*The desire to maintain consistent performances
*The self as a social construct
Host: Zach Stehura UnpackingIdeas.com
Guest: Jason Doe
Intro Music: Polyenso
Free PDF of the book: free pdf
*note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode!
Timestamps
0:00:00 Introduction
0:04:46 Historical Context
0:06:43 “All the World is a Stage…”
0:08:13 Audience/Performer Dynamic
0:10:45 First Impressions
0:12:00 Consistent Performances
0:13:45 Working Consensus
0:17:30 Idealization
0:20:24 Mystification
0:22:27 Audience Segregation
0:25:53 Dramatization
0:28:27 Front Stage/Back Stage
0:37:40 Teams
0:42:00 Discrepant Roles
0:51:38 Failed Performances
0:52:20 Audience Tact
0:54:35 The Moral Character of the Definition of the Situation
0:57:13 False Notes
1:08:09 Performing for Ourselves
1:13:25 The Self as Social Construct
1:18:11 Cynical and Sincere Performances
1:20:17 Masks Becoming Personality
1:22:21 Outro