W4.1 March 25 (Mon) extra credit、2

I read Chapter 3 of Regions and Regional Behavior in Goffman's "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life". This is a very interesting and insightful book. Through dramatic analogy, the author analyzes in a simple and easy-to-understand way how people present themselves, how they interact with others, and how they influence others' impressions of themselves through these interactions. Goffman's method of analysis makes complex social interactions vivid and easy to understand.

As for the difficulty, I think the language of this book is relatively approachable and the examples are vivid, so it does not make people find it particularly difficult to read. However, since this book involves theories and concepts from multiple disciplines such as sociology, psychology, and anthropology, it may take some time for a beginner like me to digest and understand it.

I think this book is a very good read for social science students in the 2020s. It can help us better understand the nature and mechanism of social interaction and enhance our social insights. This book can also guide us to view and understand social phenomena from multiple perspectives and cultivate our critical thinking. I think the most important thing is that the themes discussed in this book - self-presentation and impression management, have very important applications in modern society, and we can learn a lot of practical skills and knowledge from it.

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