Erving Goffman in Podcasts
personA sociologist known for his work on face work, saving face, and social interactions involving facial expressions.
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All right, so one of the keys to Goffman's theory is... how important it is to avoid being embarrassed or embarrassing others. He talked about face work, like saving face or losing face, not wanting to be embarrassed, but also he wrote about just your facial expressions, especially in terms of how you disagree with somebody.