The nature of facework in discussion of everyday problems between friends

Agne, Robert R.; White, Cindy H.

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“…In turn, several scholars have used Facework Theory to study friendships. Agne and White (2004) explored how friends used facework to discuss everyday problems and were interested in how friendship closeness influenced their use of facework. They argued that friends serve as a vital part of a support system and have to be attuned to each other's face needs over the course of the relationship, which could be true of the work-spouse relationship.…”

Section: Facework In Organizations Friendships and Workplace Friendmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These findings provide more warrant for using Facework Theory to explore the interactions of the work-spouse relationship. While the theory has been used to explore differences in types of friendships outside of the workplace with mixed results (e.g., Agne & White, 2004;Dibble & Levine, 2013;Oetzel et al, 2000), many of these studies utilized hypothetical examples in trying to determine how friends use facework in unique ways compared to strangers. The present study addresses and builds on this limitation to explore facework within participant's reports of actual lived experiences (rather than hypothetical examples) to determine how, if at all, communication may be different between work spouses and other coworkers.…”

Section: Facework In Organizations Friendships and Workplace Friendmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An Examination of Individually Performed and (Co)Managed Facework: Unique Communication within the Work-Spouse Relationship

McBride

Thorson

Bergen

2020

Communication Studies

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While more researchers have begun to study the work-spouse relationship and made claims that it is unique, scholars have yet to specifically examine how, if at all, communication in the workspouse relationship is different from that with other coworkers. Facework was used as a theoretical lens to analyze data from 41 indepth interviews with work spouses. Findings highlight how participants presented themselves in unique ways within the work-spouse relationship, how work spouses (co)managed positive and negative face needs within the relationship, and the distinctive communication that serves as the basis for these work-spouse relationships. Finally, this relational context provides evidence for the complexity of Facework Theory in close, ongoing relationships, particularly in the blurring of preventive and corrective facework.

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Section: Facework In Organizations Friendships and Workplace Friendmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Facework In Organizations Friendships and Workplace Friendmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Examination of Individually Performed and (Co)Managed Facework: Unique Communication within the Work-Spouse Relationship

McBride

Thorson

Bergen

2020

Communication Studies

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“…Countering the ideology of intimacy in mainstream interpersonal theories where people are encouraged to give clear, honest, self-disclosure to each other, they discuss studies where couples either overstate their similarity or seek to avoid disagreement by not mentioning their differences. Calling this a negotiated collusion rather than a state of "oneness," Brown and Rogers (1991) Much of the personal relationships literature on facework focuses on people who are already in established relationships (Agne & White, 2004;Carson & Cupach, 2000;Hodgins & Liebeskind, 2003;MacGeorge, Feng, Butler, Budarz, 2004;Manusov, Kellas, & Trees, 2004;Miller & Roloff, 2007;Zhang & Stafford, 2008). Other literature studies dissolving relationships (Frisby, Booth-Butterfield, Dillow, Martin, & Weber, 2011;McBride & Braithwaite, 2008;Miller, 2009;Wilson, Kunkel, Robson, Olufowote, & Soliz, 2009;Young, Paxman, Koehring, & Anderson, 2008).…”

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Although I never knew any of them personally, their creativities are immortalized in the things that they wrote, the people they influenced, and the actions that we still embrace the consequences of. As Ludwig Wittgenstein once said, "Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present." I pray that I will one day leave a dent on the eternal timeline by doing the greatest of all things: love. That is, through my love of teaching, learning new things, and helping others. Let this dissertation be the signifier of that signified endeavor.

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“…Solidarity, approbation, and tact have been examined in a variety of contexts including friendship, instructional settings, and the workplace (Agne & White, 2004;Kerssen-Griep, Hess, & Trees, 2003;Kerssen-Griep, Trees, & Hess, 2008;Wagoner & Waldron, 1999). In previous research on friends and acquaintances in group work, participants who perceived that their relationship was intimate and equal used more overall facework including solidarity, approbation, and tact (Lim & Bowers, 1991).…”

Section: Face Threats and Faceworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Of the three types of facework, Wagoner and Waldron (1999) reported that solidarity was used most often overall in organizations. The presence of any type of facework generally enhances positive outcomes including relationship satisfaction, student motivation, student involvement (Agne & White, 2004;Kerssen-Griep et al, 2003). It is unclear however which, if any, facework strategies will be used during divorce given the tumultuous state of intimacy, equality, and satisfaction between the divorcing spouses (Albrecht, 1980;Amato, 2000;Hetherington & Kelly, 2002).…”

Section: Face Threats and Faceworkmentioning

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Communicative facework in marital dissolution and post-dissolution processes

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Bureau of the Census, 2008) and one million children yearly (Amato, 2000), often with negative consequences for those who are involved (Amato, 2000; Kiecolt-Glaser & Newton, 2001). Unlike previous research which focused on predictors of divorce, this dissertation (2 studies) focused on the communicative processes that occur when divorce is initiated and in turning points which comprise the interactions in post-divorce relationships. In study one, participants (N = 69) reported on the conversation where the decision to divorce was made, the face threats and facework which were communicated during that conversation, and the individual and relational outcomes associated with that conversation. Results indicate that the divorce conversation is indeed face threatening, that face threats play an integral role in the emotions experienced, and the participants' affect and attachment to the former spouse in the post-divorce relationship. In study two, participants (N = 165) reported on postdivorce turning points that they perceived as either positive or negative, the face threats and facework in that turning point, and individual and relational outcomes. Results indicate that negative turning points were perceived as most face threatening, while positive turning points were perceived to have higher levels of facework practiced. Further, the face threats and facework which emerged in the post-divorce turning points continued to influence emotions and the post-divorce relationship. However, the face threats and facework in turning points differed from the conversation where the divorce decision was made in that face threats and facework contributed to the individuals' levels of stress and well-being. Considered together, facework appears to be salient communicative strategy with the potential to alleviate some of the negative consequences associated with divorce and post-divorce interactions.

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The nature of facework in discussion of everyday problems between friends

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An Examination of Individually Performed and (Co)Managed Facework: Unique Communication within the Work-Spouse Relationship

An Examination of Individually Performed and (Co)Managed Facework: Unique Communication within the Work-Spouse Relationship

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