Goffman Dramaturgy Examples

This paper focuses on dramaturgy and how it plays a part in our everyday life. On this particular day I participated in both back stage and front stage behaviors and played different roles. I kept a log of my activities for the day and social interactions I encountered throughout my day. It was interesting to note that some casual interactions we don’t even think about, we just instinctively use old familiar scripts. The example used in Goffman’s Dramaturgical Sociology, was a casual acquaintance asking how are you and the person replying fine and yourself? “This is a fragment of conversation we are so used to employing that it feels automatic” (Kivisto, Pittman, 2007). My costume today was dressier and better put together than usual. Impression management was influential in my choice of clothing today. I had a doctor appointment today and wanted to present myself looking better than I have been in the last few months. I feel my home is my ultimate back stage where I can just be me, I feel the same when my boyfriend is home. I was alone until I arrived at the clinic, where it took me a minute to compose myself. I have recently lost a child and find myself breaking down often. I realize people are probably sympathetic and just don’t know what to say, but it is very uncomfortable for me to cry in front of strangers. On the set or stage, were two ladies

I don’t think I try to manage my impression on him. He played his role and said addiction is a disease just like any other and should be treated as a health problem. His script was his medical experience having come from the city and treated many addicts who came in to the E.R. where he worked. I feel he plays his role as physician very well and also seems to know what to say to me, I always feel better after seeing him. I feel my role there is easy compared to most social