Iowa: 38 Wisconsin: 16
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Iowa: 38Wisconsin: 16
Presentation of SelfImpression Management
Presentation of Self
• We have multiple selves• We choose the self that is going to elicit the
most positive/desired outcome– Example: Job interview
Managing Impressions
• We are highly motivated to “sell” a particular image of ourselves
• Will strategically hide or highlight various aspects of our selves to gain desired outcome– Text example: Illusion of youth– Politicians: Appeal to middle class• Joe Six Pack• Hockey Mom• “My neighborhood”
Erving Goffman—Dramaturgy
• Front stage: area where people maintain appropriate impressions during interactions
• Back stage: area where people allow themselves to violate their appropriate impression management performances– Example: Professors
Spoiled Identities
• Embarrassment: when our identity is suddenly discredited in front of others
Remedies for Spoiled Identities
• Account: attempt to explain away embarrassing behavior– “Refs were unfair”– “Player X was injured”
• Disclaimer: statement made prior to behavior to prevent complaints– “I’m not racist, but…”
• Cooling out: persuading someone who has lost face to accept a lesser identity– “You’re still #1 in Wisconsin!”