The interaction among people in certain situations is what can define them in life. Everyone is analyzed and they are analyzed by the different types of interactions that happen throughout their daily lives. Some people believe that they assign themselves their own roles, however, through micro-sociology one can assume that by societies interaction the people have no say so in what they assign themselves, but it is the situations that they interact in that gives them their roles or “performances.”
Goffman speaks of two different types of performances that people play on a daily basis. The front stage performance is when a person shows society who they want to be or who they are. There is also the back stage performance which is a hidden personality that people do not share with the public. Some may keep this performance to them self or entrust this performance with those very close to them such as a family member or significant other. Society is not needed for this performance because the individual does not want anyone else to see. When looking at the front stage some individuals feel as though they are in power with what performance they are acting in a certain situations, but the front stage performance depends on the situation. If the situation is what causes the type of performance an individual displays then the individuals are not being who they really are just as the front stage is defined. No matter what society always has an effect on people and in some way construct how people act. Goffman states that symbolic interactionism is when the performance that occur in society all have a purpose and the situations in which these performances are conducted are related, therefore, causing symbolic interactionism. Social networks also play a huge role in performances and symbolic interactionism because without them then situations will not occur and then individuals will not perform in society.
We put on a flash mob to remove people of their comfort zone and to break somewhat of a social norm in everyday society. Bird caws were used to communicate with those participating in the flash mob so anyone else that was in the area we were communicating was not aware and under the impression that this way of communicating was outside the norm. There were a lot of different reactions from people around us, some yelled “shut up”, while others laughed, made confused faces, there was even one guy who started to participate in the caws with his own because he thought it was funny. Being this was my first flash mob performance I was uncomfortable with communicating with others in the group because that type of communication was not a part of my front stage performance. It was something that I would put in my back stage performance and do with people that are close to me only. We were in an area of complete strangers and I was well out of my comfort zone. I did not want people to look at me weird and funny. After “cawing” low a few times I then started to a lot but behind my book so that no one knew where the noise was coming from. Shortly after I seen people laughing and heard someone from outside the group start to participate so my “cawing” increased.
I believe that at the beginning of our flash mob it changed our front stage performance, as time went on the “cawing” was no longer something we would do in our back stage performance because either we thought it was funny or it was performed long enough for individuals to feel comfortable. The point of our flash mob was to disrupt social norms and make what is un-normal normal and I believe we succeeded in that. It was a great experience and maybe in time another one will be performed on a higher level that I can see and or participate in.
Goffman speaks of two different types of performances that people play on a daily basis. The front stage performance is when a person shows society who they want to be or who they are. There is also the back stage performance which is a hidden personality that people do not share with the public. Some may keep this performance to them self or entrust this performance with those very close to them such as a family member or significant other. Society is not needed for this performance because the individual does not want anyone else to see. When looking at the front stage some individuals feel as though they are in power with what performance they are acting in a certain situations, but the front stage performance depends on the situation. If the situation is what causes the type of performance an individual displays then the individuals are not being who they really are just as the front stage is defined. No matter what society always has an effect on people and in some way construct how people act. Goffman states that symbolic interactionism is when the performance that occur in society all have a purpose and the situations in which these performances are conducted are related, therefore, causing symbolic interactionism. Social networks also play a huge role in performances and symbolic interactionism because without them then situations will not occur and then individuals will not perform in society.
We put on a flash mob to remove people of their comfort zone and to break somewhat of a social norm in everyday society. Bird caws were used to communicate with those participating in the flash mob so anyone else that was in the area we were communicating was not aware and under the impression that this way of communicating was outside the norm. There were a lot of different reactions from people around us, some yelled “shut up”, while others laughed, made confused faces, there was even one guy who started to participate in the caws with his own because he thought it was funny. Being this was my first flash mob performance I was uncomfortable with communicating with others in the group because that type of communication was not a part of my front stage performance. It was something that I would put in my back stage performance and do with people that are close to me only. We were in an area of complete strangers and I was well out of my comfort zone. I did not want people to look at me weird and funny. After “cawing” low a few times I then started to a lot but behind my book so that no one knew where the noise was coming from. Shortly after I seen people laughing and heard someone from outside the group start to participate so my “cawing” increased.
I believe that at the beginning of our flash mob it changed our front stage performance, as time went on the “cawing” was no longer something we would do in our back stage performance because either we thought it was funny or it was performed long enough for individuals to feel comfortable. The point of our flash mob was to disrupt social norms and make what is un-normal normal and I believe we succeeded in that. It was a great experience and maybe in time another one will be performed on a higher level that I can see and or participate in.