This is one of the crucial roles Goffman had classified in his book, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, that belongs to neither front nor backstage.

In Erving Goffman's seminal work "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life," he introduces the concepts of "front stage" and "backstage" to analyze social interactions and self-presentation. The role that belongs to neither front nor backstage is referred to as the "outside" or "offstage."

This area can be understood as the realm that exists beyond the immediate interaction contexts where individuals perform. Here, individuals may not be actively managing their impressions or self-presentation in the same way they do in front stage (where they perform for an audience) or backstage (where they prepare for their performances and drop the societal roles).

In the "outside" context, personal identities can emerge without the constraints of social performance, allowing for genuine behaviors and feelings to manifest. Goffman implies that understanding these nuances in identity management is critical in comprehending everyday social dynamics.