Because impression management relies so much on strategies of performance, scholars have called Erving Goffman's ideas:
A) psychoanalysis.
B) the dual self.
C) self-centered society.
D) embodied statuses.
E) dramaturgy.

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Goffman's ideas are based on the metaphor of theatrical performance, where individuals manage their impressions in different social situations like actors on a stage. Therefore, his ideas are called dramaturgy.

Because Impression Management Relies So Much on Strategies of Performance