Erosion of Integrity and Moral Recidivism Within Authority Structures: A Dramaturgical Analysis of Alibi Fabrication, Digital Manipulation, and Interpersonal Hypocrisy

The phenomenon of behavioral deviance within authority structures through the lens of Erving Goffman’s Dramaturgy. This analysis focuses primarily on the phenomenon of moral recidivism and functional hypocrisy, wherein authority figures establish rigid behavioral standards for other organizational elements while simultaneously engaging in interpersonal deviance within private spaces. Research indicates that positions of authority lacking moral consistency lead to reputational fragility, which can be identified through horizontal surveillance. Furthermore, the subject behavior is found to contribute to the creation of skeptical subjectivity toward institutional and interpersonal commitments in the long term.