• The Framework: Based on Erving Goffman’s theory that social life is a theatrical performance.
• Front Stage: Where we perform roles for an audience (The Professional, The Stoic, The Athlete). It requires high energy and constant "reading" of the room.
• Back Stage: The private sanctuary where the audience disappears. This is where you can slouch, sweat, and drop the act to recover.

II. The Modern Crisis: The Invaded Home

• The "Second Stage": For many men, the home is no longer a Back Stage. It has become a secondary Front Stage where they must perform the roles of "Supportive Husband" or "Patient Father."
• Constant Surveillance: The p ...