The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life was the first sociological book to study face-to-face interaction. Goffman uses examples from theatrical performances and shows how they are like everyday conversations. He believed that people would try to change what others thought of them whenever they spoke to somebody else. At the same time, the other person does the same. Another thing that is in the book many times is the idea that making sure everyone in a room has the same definition of the situation is important for interactions.