# The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life **Entity class:** Book **Author:** [[wiki/Erving Goffman|Erving Goffman]] **Publication year:** 1959 ## Definition _The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life_ develops the dramaturgical model of social interaction, including front regions, back regions, teams, and the disciplines required to sustain a shared presentation. ## Relationships - **theoretical basis for:** [[wiki/Dramaturgy|Dramaturgy]] and [[wiki/Producer Function|Producer Function]]. - **paired with:** [[wiki/Strategic Interaction|Strategic Interaction]]. - **source context:** [[research/The Producer Function in Intelligence Tradecraft and Dramaturgy|The Producer Function in Intelligence Tradecraft and Dramaturgy]].