Exam 6: Face-Saving

Which type of alignment action is illustrated by the wife in the following interaction between two spouses? Husband: You left the car on the street all night. (said in an irritated tone) Wife: Well, it was fine, the streets are much safer lately.

Which of the following is NOT a likely effect of face loss in interpersonal interaction?

Which style of communication shows concern for the face-needs of others in interaction and conflict?

Alignment actions are behaviors people use to resolve discrepancies between someone's behavior and cultural norms. Which type of alignment action is illustrated in the following interaction between two co-workers? Ben: What do you think of the new person that was hired here? Sarah: Well, I don't have much to base it on yet, but I would say she Is not as competent as she should be for this job.

Explain why resisting unjust intimidation is considered to be a way to frame face saving and give an example where this frame occurred in a conflict.

There are different politeness strategies that people use to avoid or mitigate the possibility of threatening the face of someone else. Consider the following scenario: Bernice loaned her favorite DVD's to her friend Tamara. She now wants them back, so she says to Tamara: "Are you enjoying the DVD's I gave you?" Which politeness strategy is Bernice using to avoid threatening Tamara's face?

The communication strategy of "disagreeing agreeably" is a face saving approach to disagreeing in a conflict because:

Using the example in question 1 above, which politeness strategy would Bernice be using if she had instead said to Tamara, " You are always so considerate, so I know that you will get the DVD's back as soon as you have watched them."

The desire to suppress a conflict issue can be seen as way to frame face-saving because:

At base, people's concerns about face and face saving are related to the challenge of: