Face Theory

Miller‐Ott, Aimee E.; Alvarez, Cimmiaron F.

doi:10.4324/9781003195511-15

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“…We then read through all 251 posts and only included posts in the final sample if (a) the poster identified as having ASD and (b) discussed a FTA. We operationalized FTAs using Miller-Ott and Alvarez's (2021) definition of anything that "challenges a person's face performance, which might result in embarrassment" (p. 174). For example, we included posts in which the author described being made fun of for having ASD, a threat to positive face, or in which they described losing their autonomy, a threat to negative face.…”

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“…All individuals experience threats to their face performance (i.e., FTAs; Cupach & Metts, 1994; Miller-Ott & Alvarez, 2021). FTAs can target an individual’s positive or negative face (Cupach & Metts, 1994; Miller-Ott & Alvarez, 2021). Some FTAs might threaten both an individual’s positive and negative face simultaneously; these are hybrid FTAs.…”

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“…Face is a performance of one's identity displayed during interactions with others (Goffman, 1955(Goffman, , 1967. Anything that threatens an individual's performance and might cause embarrassment is a face-threatening act (FTA;Miller-Ott & Alvarez, 2021). An individual can threaten their own face or the face of others.…”

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Examining the face threatening acts individuals with autism spectrum disorder experience and how they respond

Alvarez,

Wolfe

2023

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Individuals who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) communicate differently than their neurotypical peers. Prior communication research on individuals with ASD has focused on how interventions can adapt the behaviors of those with ASD to be in line with neurotypical communication. This study treated the communication of individuals with ASD as a different, and valid, way of communicating, not something that needs intervening. We examined the face threats individuals with ASD experienced and the facework strategies they used in response. We found that individuals with ASD experienced (a) positive, (b) negative, and (c) hybrid face threats. In response to these face threats, individuals with ASD used (a) preventive, (b) corrective, and (c) future facework. Additionally, communication partners enacted facework on the behalf of individuals with ASD using (a) corrective and (b) future facework strategies. Face theory assumes that face threats (FTAs) and facework strategies are related; using thematic co-occurrence analysis, this study offered empirical evidence that FTAs and facework occur in patterned ways alongside a variety of practical applications.

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Examining the face threatening acts individuals with autism spectrum disorder experience and how they respond

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2023

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The polite abuser: Using politeness theory to examine emotional abuse

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2022

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This study examined how instigators of abuse used emotionally abusive messages to manipulate politeness to attack their partners' face. Additionally, we studied how the people experiencing abuse responded to such messages. Using thematic co‐occurrence analysis (TCA), we analyzed 20 semi‐structured interviews with those who have experienced abuse. Participants reported that instigators of abuse used all three of Austin's (1990) face attack act strategies of (a) bald‐on‐record, (b) on record with inappropriate redress, and (c) off‐record, as well as the emergent strategy of (d) non‐response. Similarly, those who experienced abuse indicated that they used three politeness strategies: (a) bald‐on‐record, (b) positive politeness, and (c) off‐record, and the emergent strategy of (d) not doing the face‐threatening act (FTA). TCA revealed five relationships between instigators' messages and the responses of those who experienced abuse. Finally, we discussed theoretical implications and practical applications.

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Face Theory

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Examining the face threatening acts individuals with autism spectrum disorder experience and how they respond

Examining the face threatening acts individuals with autism spectrum disorder experience and how they respond

The polite abuser: Using politeness theory to examine emotional abuse

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