THE PRESENTATION OF SELF IN EVERYDAYLIFE (p.1-47)
1. Summary: The starting chapters of the text THE PRESENTATION OF SELF IN EVERYDAYLIFE are divided into seven sections. In the first section , Goffman discusses two situations in which performers believe in their performance and proposes two concepts. He refers to those who believe in their performance as sincere and those who do not believe in their performance as cyclical. The starting point of cyclical behavior may not necessarily be negative, but may also be for a well intentioned purpose. The same person will switch between cyclical and singular, and most people are at the midpoint of these two extremes. In the second section , Goffman proposed a large number of professional terms, emphasizing the definition of performance, proposing the concepts of front, setting, sign equipment, personal front, appearance, Manner, and social front. The professional terms in this section are too dense. In order to facilitate memory and differentiation, I have organized them into a ta...