The dramaturgical approach is a “vision of social interaction in which people are seen as actors on a stage” with the aim of making their performance credible (Witt, 2015, pp. 78-79). In this situation, the doctor wears the "costume" of a white coat and dresses in clothes to make his role credible. The office is his stage, the exam tables and stethoscope are two of his props. However, another Goffman theory applies when you look at how our doctor also uses his clothes to change people's impressions. Impression management is how an individual presents themselves to change people's perception of themselves (Witt, 2015, p. 79). In this situation, our doctor wears bright colors to change his appearance and appear more approachable and friendly with his patients, while maintaining a professional side with the white coat, so he still fits the role of
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