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In his discussion of social interaction, Erving Goffman focused on ____________, or a view of social life as a series of dramatic performances like those performed on stage.

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Dramaturgy

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Erving Goffman, in his theory of social interaction, explained that various characters are shared by animals and humans to interact with each other. He believed that every person is playing an actor's role in his or her life as they perform on the stage. He compared a person's day to day life with the actors performing in the drama or theater.

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