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Summary Dramaturgy is a sociological perspective developed by Erving Goffman that uses the metaphor of theatre to analyze everyday social interactions. This approach views individuals as actors performing on a stage, with their behavior influenced by the presence of an audience and the setting. Goffman's work, particularly in The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (1956), introduced key concepts like "front stage" and "back stage" to describe how people present themselves differently depending on their audience. The goal of these performances is to manage the impressions others form of them, a process known as impression management. Goffman distinguishes his metaphorical use of theatre from Kenneth Burke's dramatism, which suggests life itself is a form of theatre. The dramaturgical perspective emphasizes that social interactions are context-dependent and that an individual's identity is continually shaped and reshaped through these interactions. I...