Define what Erving Goffman meant by the “front region/back region” aspect of social performance.

What will be an ideal response?

According to Goffman, the front region or “front stage” is where your professional,
formal self is presented or performed. Your back region or “back stage” self is the one
more familiar to your close friends and family, where you interact with others with fewer
concerns about social expectations.

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A) They can help a speaker stay within the time limit. B) They can substitute for a general lack of information. C) They cover up a speaker's visible nervousness. D) They help your audience understand and remember.

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A socially constructed pattern of behavior and the sets of expectations associated with a member's position within the family refer to which of the following?

A. role evaluation B. rule interpretation C. rules D. roles

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