Erving Goffman recommended studying everyday interactions as he
A) compares everyday life to a theatrical performance.
B) emphasizes the dramatic consequences of political revolution.
C) uses theater as therapy to cure anti-social tendencies.
D) focuses on the study of actors as representatives of the larger society.

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Erving Goffman's dramaturgical analysis compares everyday life to a theatrical performance, where individuals present themselves in ways that will be accepted by others, much like actors performing on a stage.

Erving Goffman Recommended Studying Everyday Interactions as He