Analysis of Interactive Behavior in Social Networking

Abstract

With the development of technology and new media, online social networking has become a new communication mode, with social tools and online platforms forming for a virtual theatre. People's interaction behavior from offline also extends to the virtual network, and people can freely build their own identity and image in the network. Goffman's Dramaturgical theory posits that everyone is a performer and an audience, performing in human social activities. People build an 'ideal image' through social networks to express their 'expected self.' This paper aims to use Goffman's Theory of Dramaturgical to analyze social interaction behavior in online social networking