Write a 3 page, APA style with peer reviewed sources discussing how Goffman believed that people needed to, at least, pretend to live up to society’s expectations to preserve social order. As workers, we are expected to be polite to customers who are rude to us. As friends, we are expected to be supportive of decisions that we may not agree with. As citizens, we are expected to obey laws that we may not support or like. As brothers/sisters/children/parents, we are expected to be someone our family can be proud of even if that person is not who we really are. For every status we have, we are expected to play our role in the way that society has agreed it should be played, often at the expense of our honesty or integrity. Is that how it should be? Do these expectations limit us or protect us, as Goffman believed?
Would our social order be at risk if everyone stopped living up to society’s expectations and lived as they pleased? Why or why not? Provide evidence.
Generally, when is it acceptable to step onto the front stage and keep your audience at the risk of your honestly/authenticity? Why? Provide evidence.
Generally, when is it acceptable to uphold your honesty at the risk of exposing the backstage and losing your audience? Why? Provide evidence.
And an in-depth response to each question of the prompt.
Evidence to support your response.
Why do you think that way?
What did your sources say about the topic?
What are your thoughts on the sources you used?
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