Goffman:
Face- Face is the public self-image that every adult tries to protect. Goffman wrote about face in conjunction with how people interact in day to day life. He decided that everyone is concerned, to some extent, with how others act towards them. We act socially, choosing to create this identity that others see and know us to have. This identity, self-image, is what we show when we interact among others socially. To lose face is to publicly change our self-image. Maintaining face is achieved by taking a line while interacting socially. A line is what the person says and does during that interaction showing how the person has an understanding of the situation and the person's evaluation of the others he or she interacts with. Social interaction is a process joined by line and face.
Face- Face is the public self-image that every adult tries to protect. Goffman wrote about face in conjunction with how people interact in day to day life. He decided that everyone is concerned, to some extent, with how others act towards them. We act socially, choosing to create this identity that others see and know us to have. This identity, self-image, is what we show when we interact among others socially. To lose face is to publicly change our self-image. Maintaining face is achieved by taking a line while interacting socially. A line is what the person says and does during that interaction showing how the person has an understanding of the situation and the person's evaluation of the others he or she interacts with. Social interaction is a process joined by line and face.
Positive face is the wan or need to be liked, appreciated, approved by others.
Negative face is the desire not to be imposed upon, intruded, or otherwise put upon and not effected by others thoughts about you.
A good understanding shown here Jess :-) AJK
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