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Set 2: Inferences (Advanced)

Explanation

Answer: B

PASSAGE

Sociologist Erving Goffman analyzed everyday interaction as performance, with individuals managing impressions like actors on a stage. Some critics find this metaphor cynical, suggesting people are merely manipulative performers. Goffman responded that impression management is not deception but a necessary social skill, the means by which we navigate shared reality.

What does Goffman's response suggest about social behavior?

A. All social interaction is fundamentally dishonest.
B. Performative behavior serves functional purposes beyond mere deception.✓ Correct
C. People never try to influence how others perceive them.
D. Goffman rejected all analysis of social interaction.

Detailed Explanation

'Not deception but a necessary social skill' = performance has functional purpose beyond manipulation.

Key Evidence:

• "not deception but a necessary social skill"

• "navigate shared reality"

Why others are wrong: A (He denied it's 'deception.'), C ('Impression management' = influencing perception.), D (He developed the analysis.).

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