Dramaturgical Analysis: Front Stage, Back Stage, and Impression Management

Group Dynamics, Leadership, and Formal Organizations

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Apply Erving Goffman's dramaturgical model to explain how people manage impressions and alter behavior depending on social contexts.

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Group Dynamics, Leadership, and Formal Organizations

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-FL-SS

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Analyze how social groups function, how leadership and interaction patterns operate in various settings, and how formal organizations influence individual and group behavior.

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SS.912.S.4.11Florida Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Discuss how humans interact in a variety of social settings.