On Face-Work: An Analysis of Ritual Elements in Social Interaction

By E. Goffman. 2003

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Marks of Distinction (2015, background): “In these recurrent situations, actors still engage in framing to project a positive image of their own selves or of their work (Goffman, 1955, 1959, 1963; Elsbach, 2003), while competing with others for audience attention.”
Reconceptualizing brand identity in a dynamic environment (2013, background): “By acting in such a way, managers seek to control and manage the impressions that identity performance leaves on other social constituents, mainly consumers (Goffman, 1959, 1967; Hatch & Schultz, 2004); (3) managers seek to balance expressions given and expressions given off, to narrow the gap betwe”
Apology versus defense: Antecedents and consequences (2003, methodology): “…expected females to be less defensive, their responses actually showed the reverse pattern: Under severe re- proach, females were more likely not to reciprocate conflict-escalating reproaches, but to reply with de-escalating facework, as if operating from the protective orientation (Goffman, 1955).”
The effects of attributions of intent and apology on forgiveness: When saying sorry may not help the story ☆ (2008, background): “One explanation for why apologies influence forgiveness is that they improve the impression of the transgressor (Goffman, 1955; Ohbuchi et al., 1989; Schlenker, 1980; Schmitt, Gollwitzer, Forster, & Montada, 2004).”
The Confucian Value of Harmony and its Influence on Chinese Social Interaction (2013, background): “According to American sociologist Erving Goffman (1955), “[Face is] the positive social value a person effectively claims for himself by the line others assume he has taken during a particular contact.”
Face Concerns in Interpersonal Conflict (2003, background): “Face-Negotiation Theory Ting-Toomey (1988) drew on the work of Goffman (1955) and Brown and Levinson (1987) to develop the face-negotiation theory.”
Managing Impressions and Relationships on Facebook (2013, background): “As people strive to create positive impressions of personal character, beliefs, attitudes, and status (Goffman, 1967), the publicness and directedness of the interaction could affect the extent to which self-presentational concerns underlie emotional expressions.”
TARGET ARTICLE: "Putting the Self Into Self-Conscious Emotions: A Theoretical Model" (2004, positive): “We worry about losing social status in the eyes of others and, as Goffman (1955) noted, our every social act is influenced by even the slight chance of public shame or loss of face.”
The Interactional Organization of Self-praise (2012, positive): “An examination of the practices associated with praising oneself—or making ‘‘positive dis- 1University of Manchester, UK Corresponding Author: Susan A. Speer, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, School of Psychological Sciences (Psychology Division), Coupland Building 1, The University of Manchester, Oxf”