Dramaturgy: A Sociological Analysis Of Everyday Life

Dramaturgy is defined as “a sociological perspective that is a component of symbolic interactionism and is used in sociological analysis of everyday life” (Boundless, 2016). It represents an individual’s identity through society engagements. Identity is how an individual act for impressions of who they “really” are. Individuals can make videos, tweet, post a status, and make their profiles represent who they are. It is a way to communicate who we are to the society, which is also called impression management. However, there are two stages in this representation, and this is called the region management. There is a front stage which only shows the positive aspects of an individual, and there is a back stage which are the negative aspects
In the film Generation Like (2014), it showed businesses track our data through our likes on social medias and how businesses use Youtube starts as their new advertisement. One example is Ian Somerhalder’s social media account. Since Ian Somerhalder has over five million followers on his social media accounts, many of his followers would like his posts. What these likers does not know is that their data are being tracked by Ian’s social media team and businesses who sponsor him. It will show all the top businesses that the likers have also
However, I am pretty indecisive about social media being a true reflection of an individual understanding of themselves. This is because there are social media users who are different online and in person. For me, I think my social media “self” is a true reflection of who I understand myself to be. I would share relatable statuses and post my pictures and statuses of important or fun events going on in my life. I am pretty conservative and private with my life as well so, I do not always post what I am doing online or what I like. I am the same person you will interact with on social media as I am in real