Staging Our Social Selves: Goffman's Legacy

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29 dic 2025

A deep exploration of Erving Goffman's revolutionary sociological framework that reveals how we all perform different roles in our daily interactions, from traditional social settings to modern digital spaces.

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Staging Our Social Selves: Goffman's Legacy

36 min

29 dic 2025

History & Society Communication

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Our performances aren't necessarily fake or deceptive; they are often 'sincere' performances where we genuinely believe in the impression we're trying to foster. This suggests that our performances might actually shape who we become, not just reflect who we are.

Punti chiave

Performing Our Everyday Selves

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0:16

0:33

0:51

1:05

1:20

The Theater of Social Life

1:33

1:54

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2:27

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2:57

3:04

3:25

3:38

3:56

0:51

1:05

4:34

4:52

2:06

5:16

5:23

The Stigmatized Self

5:40

5:56

6:18

0:51

6:42

6:53

7:08

7:17

7:34

7:41

7:59

2:06

8:18

8:30

8:46

0:51

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9:14

The Machinery of Social Control

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The Performance of Identity

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Symbolic Interaction and Meaning-Making

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2:06

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2:06

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2:06

Digital Dramaturgy

21:03

21:18

21:36

0:51

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22:30

22:43

22:56

2:06

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Practical Wisdom for Everyday Performance

25:01

25:16

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0:51

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2:06

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27:13

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27:49

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2:06

The Deeper Implications

29:18

29:32

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33:18

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Looking Forward

33:35

33:46

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34:14

34:26

8:30

34:51

34:57

35:13

2:06

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9:14

36:05

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36:32

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