You are at a singles bar and a friend of yours is rejected by a woman when she "comes on" to another person. Your friend turns to you and says, "There really isn't an interesting person in this entire crowd". Erving Goffman would refer to your friend's behaviour as _________, which is a concept held by the ___________ theory.

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Goffman would refer to your friend's behavior as "face-work," which is a concept held by the symbolic interactionist theory. Face-work involves the efforts people make to maintain the proper image and avoid public embarrassment.

You Are at a Singles Bar and a Friend of Yours