This week my blog
post is a response to a posting by Alexandra. This is the link to her
post!
Goffman's reading
on "life as an actor" made me realise that we undoubtedly create
numerous faces for ourselves, each one aimed at impressing a different
audience. It seems almost fair to say that our life is an ongoing performance
and we control the way in which are perceived. Charles Horton Cooley called
this the "looking-glass self":
"I am not what I think I am and I am not what you
think I am; I am what I think that you think I am."
In response to
Alexandra's blog post, Facebook is indeed the very best example of how we are
all actors in our own social worlds. We only post what we want people to see.
We delete things that may portray us as uncool, ugly, boring or fat. The
majority of Facebook pages that you come across are exploding with vain
selfies, new relationship status updates, and countless check-ins. Facebook has
changed the way we interact with others - there is no longer the need to call
your friends and ask them what they did on the weekend, who they were with, or
what they were wearing. You can find all this information on Facebook. I think
Facebook's "status update" option says it all..
I agree with
Alexandra – Facebook is a front stage interaction that we utilize to create a
“profile” of ourselves, projecting a positive image to maintain our social
status.
We are all
performers, and Goffman's reading covers this perfectly.
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