Face (sociological concept) (English Wikipedia)

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Matsumoto, Yoshiko (1988). "Reexamination of the universality of face: Politeness phenomena in Japanese". Journal of Pragmatics. 12 (4): 403–426. doi:10.1016/0378-2166(88)90003-3 – via Academia.
Rofiq, Hasniar. "an Overview of Face Negotiation Theory".

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Heine, Steven J.; Lehman, Darrin R.; Markus, Hazel Rose; Kitayama, Shinobu (1999). "Is there a universal need for positive self-regard?". Psychological Review. 106 (4): 766–794. doi:10.1037/0033-295X.106.4.766. ISSN 1939-1471. PMID 10560328.

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Smith, Arthur Henderson (1894). Chinese Characteristics. Fleming H. Revell. pp. 16–18.
Hart, Robert (1901). "Appendix II". "These from the land of Sinim." Essays on the Chinese question. Chapman & Hall. p. 225.
Cohen, Raymond (1977). Negotiating Across Cultures: Communication Obstacles in International Diplomacy. United States Inst of Peace Pr (September 1, 1991). ISBN 978-1878379085.
Bond, Michael Harris (1991). Beyond the Chinese Face: Insights from Psychology. Oxford University Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-19-585116-8.

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The Journal of the Burma Research Society. Vol. 46–47. Burma Research Society. 1963.
Benson, Phil (2002-01-08). Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 9781134599585.
Stoianovich, Traian (1994). Balkan Worlds: The First and Last Europe. USA: M.E. Sharpe. pp. 48–49. ISBN 978-1-56324-032-4.
Brown, Penelope; Levinson, Stephen C. (1987). Politeness: Some universals in language usage. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-31355-1.
Allan, Keith (2014). Linguistic Meaning (RLE Linguistics A: General Linguistics). Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 9781134742448.

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Filieri, Raffaele; Chen, Wenshin; Lal Dey, Bidit (2017). "The importance of enhancing, maintaining and saving face in smartphone repurchase intentions of Chinese early adopters". Information Technology & People. 30 (3): 629–652. doi:10.1108/ITP-09-2015-0230.

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"Lu Xun: China's Greatest Modern Writer". afe.easia.columbia.edu. Columbia University. Retrieved 2018-12-12.

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Ohashi, Jun (2003-10-15). "Japanese culture specific face and politeness orientation: A pragmatic investigation of yoroshiku onegaishimasu". Multilingua. 22 (3): 257–274. doi:10.1515/mult.2003.013. ISSN 1613-3684 – via De Gruyter Mouton.

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Qi, Xiaoying (2017-12-20). "Reconstructing the concept of face in cultural sociology: in Goffman's footsteps, following the Chinese case". The Journal of Chinese Sociology. 4 (1) 19. doi:10.1186/s40711-017-0069-y. ISSN 2198-2635.
Hu, Hsien Chin (1944). "The Chinese Concepts of 'Face'". American Anthropologist. 46: 45–64. doi:10.1525/aa.1944.46.1.02a00040.
Lin, Chun-Chi; Yamaguchi, Susumu (2008-01-01). "Japanese Folk Concept of Mentsu: An Indigenous Approach from Psychological Perspectives". Perspectives and Progress in Contemporary Cross-Cultural Psychology. doi:10.4087/CEZM3471. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
Yabuuchi, Akio (2004-01-01). "Face in Chinese, Japanese, and U.S. American cultures". Journal of Asian Pacific Communication. 14 (2): 261–297. doi:10.1075/japc.14.2.05yab. ISSN 0957-6851.
Heine, Steven J.; Lehman, Darrin R.; Markus, Hazel Rose; Kitayama, Shinobu (1999). "Is there a universal need for positive self-regard?". Psychological Review. 106 (4): 766–794. doi:10.1037/0033-295X.106.4.766. ISSN 1939-1471. PMID 10560328.
Lin, Chun-Chi; Yamaguchi, Susumu (2010). "Under What Conditions Do People Feel Face-Loss? Effects of the Presence of Others and Social Roles on the Perception of Losing Face in Japanese Culture". Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 42 (1): 120–124. doi:10.1177/0022022110383423. ISSN 0022-0221.
Cocroft, Beth-Ann K.; Ting-Toomey, Stella (1994). "Facework in Japan and the United States". International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 18 (4): 469–506. doi:10.1016/0147-1767(94)90018-3. ISSN 0147-1767.
Bachnik, Jane M. (1992). "The Two "Faces" of Self and Society in Japan". Ethos. 20 (1): 3–32. doi:10.1525/eth.1992.20.1.02a00010. ISSN 0091-2131. JSTOR 640449.
Matsumoto, Yoshiko (1988). "Reexamination of the universality of face: Politeness phenomena in Japanese". Journal of Pragmatics. 12 (4): 403–426. doi:10.1016/0378-2166(88)90003-3 – via Academia.
Ohashi, Jun (2003-10-15). "Japanese culture specific face and politeness orientation: A pragmatic investigation of yoroshiku onegaishimasu". Multilingua. 22 (3): 257–274. doi:10.1515/mult.2003.013. ISSN 1613-3684 – via De Gruyter Mouton.
Ide, Risako (1998). "'Sorry for your kindness': Japanese interactional ritual in public discourse". Journal of Pragmatics. 29 (5): 509–529. doi:10.1016/s0378-2166(98)80006-4. ISSN 0378-2166.
Ho, D.Y.F. (1976). "On the concept of face". American Journal of Sociology. 81 (4): 867–884. Bibcode:1976AmJSo..81..867H. doi:10.1086/226145. S2CID 145513767.
Prosekov, Sergey (2020). ""ЛИЦО" КИТАЙЦА: СОДЕРЖАНИЕ ПОНЯТИЯ". Знание. Понимание. Умение (in Russian) (3): 191–201. doi:10.17805/zpu.2020.3.15 (inactive 12 July 2025).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
Redfield, Margaret Park (1946). "A Chinese Village: Taitou, Shantung Province. Martin C. Yang". American Journal of Sociology. 51 (5): 502. doi:10.1086/219875.
Strodtbeck, Fred L. (1970). "Interaction Ritual: Essays on Face-to-Face Behavior. Erving Goffman". American Journal of Sociology. 76: 177–179. doi:10.1086/224921.
Goffman, Erving (1955). "On Face-Work". Psychiatry. 18 (3): 213–231. doi:10.1080/00332747.1955.11023008. PMID 13254953.
Xiaoying Qi (2011). "Face". Journal of Sociology. 47 (3): 279–295. doi:10.1177/1440783311407692. S2CID 220270450.
Filieri, Raffaele; Lin, Zhibin; d'Antone, Simona; Chatzopoulou, Elena (2018). "A cultural approach to brand equity: The role of brand mianzi and brand popularity in China" (PDF). Journal of Brand Management. 26 (4): 376–394. doi:10.1057/s41262-018-0137-x. S2CID 169153592.
Filieri, Raffaele; Lin, Zhibin (2017). "The role of aesthetic, cultural, utilitarian and branding factors in young Chinese consumers' repurchase intention of smartphone brands". Computers in Human Behavior. 67: 139–150. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2016.09.057.
Filieri, Raffaele; Chen, Wenshin; Lal Dey, Bidit (2017). "The importance of enhancing, maintaining and saving face in smartphone repurchase intentions of Chinese early adopters". Information Technology & People. 30 (3): 629–652. doi:10.1108/ITP-09-2015-0230.
Mao, LuMing Robert (1994). "Beyond politeness theory: 'Face' revisited and renewed". Journal of Pragmatics. 21 (5): 451–486. doi:10.1016/0378-2166(94)90025-6. ISSN 0378-2166.
Lim, T.S.; Bowers, J.W. (1991). "Facework: Solidarity, Approbation, and Tact". Human Communication Research. 17 (3): 415–450. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2958.1991.tb00239.x.
Oetzel, John G.; Ting-Toomey, Stella; Yokochi, Yumiko; Masumoto, Tomoko; Takai, Jiro (2000). "A typology of facework behaviors in conflicts with best friends and relative strangers". Communication Quarterly. 48 (4): 397–419. doi:10.1080/01463370009385606. S2CID 144835800.
Fletcher, Vail (2016-04-05). "Facework and Culture". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.165. ISBN 9780190228613.

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Filieri, Raffaele; Lin, Zhibin; d'Antone, Simona; Chatzopoulou, Elena (2018). "A cultural approach to brand equity: The role of brand mianzi and brand popularity in China" (PDF). Journal of Brand Management. 26 (4): 376–394. doi:10.1057/s41262-018-0137-x. S2CID 169153592.

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Lin, Chun-Chi; Yamaguchi, Susumu (2008-01-01). "Japanese Folk Concept of Mentsu: An Indigenous Approach from Psychological Perspectives". Perspectives and Progress in Contemporary Cross-Cultural Psychology. doi:10.4087/CEZM3471. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)

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Carr, Michael (1993). "Chinese 'Face' in Japanese and English (Part 2)". The Review of Liberal Arts. 85: 87–88. hdl:10252/1585.

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"Buying Chemyeon: The Commodification of Face in Korea". Harvard International Review. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2025-11-25.

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Ho, D.Y.F. (1976). "On the concept of face". American Journal of Sociology. 81 (4): 867–884. Bibcode:1976AmJSo..81..867H. doi:10.1086/226145. S2CID 145513767.

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Yabuuchi, Akio (2004-01-01). "Face in Chinese, Japanese, and U.S. American cultures". Journal of Asian Pacific Communication. 14 (2): 261–297. doi:10.1075/japc.14.2.05yab. ISSN 0957-6851.

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Sueda, K. (1998). "中国人学生と日本人学生の「面子」の概念及びコミュニケーション・ストラテジーに関する比較の一事例研究 [A quantitative analysis of differing perception of mein-tze / mentsu between Chinese and Japanese students: A case study]". 社会心理学研究 [Research in Social Psychology]. 13 (2): 103–111 – via J-Stage.

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Bachnik, Jane M. (1992). "The Two "Faces" of Self and Society in Japan". Ethos. 20 (1): 3–32. doi:10.1525/eth.1992.20.1.02a00010. ISSN 0091-2131. JSTOR 640449.

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Prosekov, Sergey (2020). ""ЛИЦО" КИТАЙЦА: СОДЕРЖАНИЕ ПОНЯТИЯ". Знание. Понимание. Умение (in Russian) (3): 191–201. doi:10.17805/zpu.2020.3.15 (inactive 12 July 2025).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)

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Grimm, Joe (May 16, 2019). "Saving face: What does it mean? | Bias Busters: Cultural competence guides". Michigan State University. Retrieved October 17, 2022.

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"Chinese Proverbs". Iowa County Democrat. 1874-11-05. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-08-26 – via Newspapers.com.
"Facts and Fancies". Public Ledger. 1874-12-22. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-08-26 – via Newspapers.com.

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Heine, Steven J.; Lehman, Darrin R.; Markus, Hazel Rose; Kitayama, Shinobu (1999). "Is there a universal need for positive self-regard?". Psychological Review. 106 (4): 766–794. doi:10.1037/0033-295X.106.4.766. ISSN 1939-1471. PMID 10560328.
Goffman, Erving (1955). "On Face-Work". Psychiatry. 18 (3): 213–231. doi:10.1080/00332747.1955.11023008. PMID 13254953.

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"Save face". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)

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Fletcher, Vail (2016-04-05). "Facework and Culture". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.165. ISBN 9780190228613.

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Choi, Sang-Chin; Kim, Kibum (2004). "Chemyeon-Social Face in Korean Culture". Korea Journal. 44 (2): 30–51.

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Lin, Chun-Chi; Yamaguchi, Susumu (2010). "Under What Conditions Do People Feel Face-Loss? Effects of the Presence of Others and Social Roles on the Perception of Losing Face in Japanese Culture". Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 42 (1): 120–124. doi:10.1177/0022022110383423. ISSN 0022-0221.

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Filieri, Raffaele; Lin, Zhibin (2017). "The role of aesthetic, cultural, utilitarian and branding factors in young Chinese consumers' repurchase intention of smartphone brands". Computers in Human Behavior. 67: 139–150. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2016.09.057.

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Ho, D.Y.F. (1976). "On the concept of face". American Journal of Sociology. 81 (4): 867–884. Bibcode:1976AmJSo..81..867H. doi:10.1086/226145. S2CID 145513767.
Xiaoying Qi (2011). "Face". Journal of Sociology. 47 (3): 279–295. doi:10.1177/1440783311407692. S2CID 220270450.
Filieri, Raffaele; Lin, Zhibin; d'Antone, Simona; Chatzopoulou, Elena (2018). "A cultural approach to brand equity: The role of brand mianzi and brand popularity in China" (PDF). Journal of Brand Management. 26 (4): 376–394. doi:10.1057/s41262-018-0137-x. S2CID 169153592.
Oetzel, John G.; Ting-Toomey, Stella; Yokochi, Yumiko; Masumoto, Tomoko; Takai, Jiro (2000). "A typology of facework behaviors in conflicts with best friends and relative strangers". Communication Quarterly. 48 (4): 397–419. doi:10.1080/01463370009385606. S2CID 144835800.

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Hayashi, Sumihime (2007). "日本文化における「面子」：その概念と心理的・対人的意義(林純姫) ["Face" in Japanese culture: its concept and psychological and interpersonal significance]". University of Tokyo.

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Ho, D.Y.F. (1976). "On the concept of face". American Journal of Sociology. 81 (4): 867–884. Bibcode:1976AmJSo..81..867H. doi:10.1086/226145. S2CID 145513767.

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Longcope, Peter (1995). "The Universality of Face in Brown and Levinson's Politeness Theory: A Japanese Perspective". Working Papers in Educational Linguistics. 11 (1): 69–79.

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Qi, Xiaoying (2017-12-20). "Reconstructing the concept of face in cultural sociology: in Goffman's footsteps, following the Chinese case". The Journal of Chinese Sociology. 4 (1) 19. doi:10.1186/s40711-017-0069-y. ISSN 2198-2635.
Yabuuchi, Akio (2004-01-01). "Face in Chinese, Japanese, and U.S. American cultures". Journal of Asian Pacific Communication. 14 (2): 261–297. doi:10.1075/japc.14.2.05yab. ISSN 0957-6851.
Heine, Steven J.; Lehman, Darrin R.; Markus, Hazel Rose; Kitayama, Shinobu (1999). "Is there a universal need for positive self-regard?". Psychological Review. 106 (4): 766–794. doi:10.1037/0033-295X.106.4.766. ISSN 1939-1471. PMID 10560328.
Lin, Chun-Chi; Yamaguchi, Susumu (2010). "Under What Conditions Do People Feel Face-Loss? Effects of the Presence of Others and Social Roles on the Perception of Losing Face in Japanese Culture". Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 42 (1): 120–124. doi:10.1177/0022022110383423. ISSN 0022-0221.
Cocroft, Beth-Ann K.; Ting-Toomey, Stella (1994). "Facework in Japan and the United States". International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 18 (4): 469–506. doi:10.1016/0147-1767(94)90018-3. ISSN 0147-1767.
Bachnik, Jane M. (1992). "The Two "Faces" of Self and Society in Japan". Ethos. 20 (1): 3–32. doi:10.1525/eth.1992.20.1.02a00010. ISSN 0091-2131. JSTOR 640449.
Ohashi, Jun (2003-10-15). "Japanese culture specific face and politeness orientation: A pragmatic investigation of yoroshiku onegaishimasu". Multilingua. 22 (3): 257–274. doi:10.1515/mult.2003.013. ISSN 1613-3684 – via De Gruyter Mouton.
Ide, Risako (1998). "'Sorry for your kindness': Japanese interactional ritual in public discourse". Journal of Pragmatics. 29 (5): 509–529. doi:10.1016/s0378-2166(98)80006-4. ISSN 0378-2166.
Mao, LuMing Robert (1994). "Beyond politeness theory: 'Face' revisited and renewed". Journal of Pragmatics. 21 (5): 451–486. doi:10.1016/0378-2166(94)90025-6. ISSN 0378-2166.

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