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Understanding Facework in Communication

Face refers to the identity a person claims during social interactions, characterized by its social, situated, and claimed nature. It consists of two key components: positive face, the desire for approval and inclusion, and negative face, the desire for respect and autonomy. Face Threatening Actions (FTAs) can threaten both one's own and others' face, impacting communication strategies and emotional investment in social interactions.

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Understanding Facework in Communication

Face refers to the identity a person claims during social interactions, characterized by its social, situated, and claimed nature. It consists of two key components: positive face, the desire for approval and inclusion, and negative face, the desire for respect and autonomy. Face Threatening Actions (FTAs) can threaten both one's own and others' face, impacting communication strategies and emotional investment in social interactions.

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Facework

Definition of face

The identity a person claims


for him or herself
during social interactions.
Prominent Features of Face:

Social/Public

Situated

Claimed
Chasing Amy – Hooper X!!!
Naomi - Waiting
Prominent features of Face:
 Two Key Components:

 PositiveFace = the want to be approved of


in certain respects, included, LIKED

 Negative Face = the want to be unimpeded,


looked up to, RESPECTED
Face Threatening Actions
 FTAs = Face Threatening Actions
 Threats to own face
 Threats to other’s face

 Vicarious face threat

 Important because:
 We’re emotionally invested in our own face
 At the core of why so many of the communication
strategies we use do or do not work well (criticism,
conflict, social support)

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