We are more likely to break social rules in the back stage, ... - Erving Goffman

"We are more likely to break social rules in the back stage, where we think no one is watching."

Erving Goffman

Sociologist Canadian-American 1922–1982

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"We are all actors on the stage of life, playing roles we create for ourselves."

"The self is not something that preexists our social interactions."

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players."

"We manage the impressions we give to others to maintain a desired image."