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On face-work; an analysis of ritual elements in social interaction.

Erving Goffman
- 01 Aug 1955 - 
- Vol. 18, Iss: 3, pp 213-231
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This article is published in Psychiatry MMC.The article was published on 1955-08-01. It has received 2287 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social relation & Personality disorders.

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Performing architecture: Talking ‘architect’ and ‘client’ into being

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore how the roles or social categories "architect" and "client" are performed by participants as they meet to talk about the design of a crematorium.
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Oscillatory Brain Responses Reflect Anticipation during Comprehension of Speech Acts in Spoken Dialog

TL;DR: The results show that anticipatory processes can be triggered by the characteristics of the interaction, including the speech act type, and that anticipation plays a role in speech act recognition.
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Triangulating the Self: Identity Processes in a Connected Era

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the conditions of identity negotiation in a networked era, and explore how social actors strike a presentational balance between ideal and authentic through self-triangulation, presenting a coherent image in multiple arenas and through multiple media.
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Just One? Solo Dining, Gender and Temporal Belonging in Public Spaces:

TL;DR: This paper explored the challenges that spatio-temporal conventions pose for women solo diners in particular through the lens of solo dining, and explored being alone and belonging in shared public spaces, and the gendered nature of aloneness and respectability.
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Politeness motivated by the ‘heart’ and ‘binary rationality’ in Thai culture

TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce an aspect of Thai politeness called kʰwaːmkreːŋ aj (KKJ) and propose an alternative model for analysing behaviours associated with it.