Goffman's Face-Work

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In the journal, “The Effect of Clothing Variation on First Impressions of Female Job Applicants” written by M. Rucker, it is explained how women should dress for job interviews to increase their chances of getting a job. The outfits described were categorized by job status, as well as working environments that consisted of predominately males or females. The journal explains to women how to use impression management to persuade the interviewer to think more positively of them by changing the way they dress. It states that tightly fitted clothes are more presentable and unless the job is low-status and predominately male, high necklines are more appropriate. This journal can also be viewed as Goffman’s “Face-Work”, which is the belief that