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On face-work; an analysis of ritual elements in social interaction.
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Appropriateness and effectiveness of image repair strategies
William L. Benoit,Shirley Drew +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a typology of image repair strategies is described and perceptions of the appropriateness and effectiveness of these strategies in face-threatening interpersonal situations are investigated, and a study investigates utterances designed to restore a damaged reputation.
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Not so innocent: Does seeing one's own capability for wrongdoing predict forgiveness?
TL;DR: The personal capability effect was independent of other established predictors of forgiveness and was more pronounced among men than women.
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Face, favour and positioning – a Chinese power game
T.K.P. Leung,Ricky Y. K. Chan +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors look at the relationships among inducement factors, face work, and favor from a Hong Kong-China intra-cultural negotiation environment and find that face work has four dimensions, namely reciprocity, response, respect, and reputation.
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Small Talk: Social Functions
TL;DR: Coupland et al. as discussed by the authors described the Organization of Primary School Children's On-Task and Off-Task Talk in a Small Group Setting, and discussed the potential problems for workers with an Intellectual Disability.
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Dow corning's image repair strategies in the breast implant crisis
TL;DR: The present essay analyzes the strategies used by the Dow Corning Corporation in its efforts to restore its public image following heavy criticism about the safety of its silicone breast implants and demonstrates the usefulness of the recently developed theory of image restoration discourse in critiquing rhetorical discourse intended to vanquish attacks against one's image.