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Presentation Of Self

Presentation of Self is a sociological construct that denotes the intentional and context-dependent strategies individuals employ to manage impressions and convey specific identities in social interactions, distinguishing it from broader behavioral theories through its focus on performative identity construction in everyday life.

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Authors

851

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265

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Publications

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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life.

Kaspar D. Naegele, Erving Goffman · American Sociological Review · 1956 · 26.2K citations

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A Social Psychologist Discovers Chicago Sociology

Edgar H. Schein, Everett C. Hughes, Melville Dalton et al. · Academy of Management Review · 1989 · 7.2K citations

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Sources of the self: the making of the modern identity

Choice Reviews Online · 1990 · 7.2K citations

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Positioning: The Discursive Production of Selves

Bronwyn Davies, Rom Harré · Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour · 1990 · 5.3K citations

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Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity

D. W. Hamlyn, Charles Taylor · British Journal of Educational Studies · 1991 · 3.7K citations

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Authors

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  1. MR
    Mark R. Leary

    Wake Forest University, United States

    25 publications · 4K citations

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  2. PL
    Paul L. Hewitt

    York University, Canada

    26 publications · 2.2K citations

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  3. GL
    Gordon L. Flett

    York University, Canada

    26 publications · 2.2K citations

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  4. BR
    Barry R. Schlenker

    University of Florida, United States

    19 publications · 5.7K citations

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  5. RB
    Robin Banerjee

    University of Sussex, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 626 citations

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Institutions

851

  1. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    28 h-index

    73 publications

    9.8K citations

  2. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    23 h-index

    42 publications

    4.4K citations

  3. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    16 h-index

    23 publications

    3.6K citations

  4. Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, United States

    15 h-index

    21 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    13 h-index

    29 publications

    2.4K citations

  6. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    19 publications

    1K citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    12 h-index

    18 publications

    833 citations

  8. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    12 h-index

    21 publications

    2.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    96 publications · 13.4K citations

    56

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  2. Personality and Individual Differences

    35 publications · 4.2K citations

    26

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  3. Computers in Human Behavior

    28 publications · 4.4K citations

    25

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  4. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 24 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    16 publications · 8K citations

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