A person’s use of a wheelchair is immediately noticeable during a meeting, but after everyone sits down it has little effect on the interaction. According to Goffman, this example shows that:

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visibility and obtrusiveness are not the same thing.

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known-aboutness matters more than visibility.

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physical stigma disappears when interaction begins.

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visible characteristics always become master statuses.

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stigma depends mainly on whether a trait is permanent.

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