Imagine you are going on a date with someone you really like. (10 points)
- What kind of “self” will you present to this person on your first date?
- How will you manage your appearance and manner to influence your date’s impressions of you?
- How will you use props and equipment as the date unfolds?
- What kind of information will you share about yourself? What kind of information will you hide?
- How can you apply Goffman’s dramaturgical concepts (such as impression management and self-presentation) to describe what happens on your date?