Question

​A football coach who always plays the "tough guy" role in the presence of the players on his team feels comfortable showing emotional frailties when he is at home. This illustrates what sociologist Erving Goffman called __________ behavior.

a. back stage
b. interior stage
c. front stage
d. exterior stage

Answer 1

a. back stage

Step-by-step explanation:

Front-stage behavior is display meant for the public consumption and sometimes act to smart and unreal and fake. On the other hand, Backstage behavior is more closer to real self and lesser act.

In the given case study, the coach who plays tough guy role so the team to feel conformable is an example of back stage behavior.