Question 1

In the context of conflict styles, accommodating or giving in to the wishes of another in a conflict situation is known as ________.

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Question 2

Compare individualistic and collectivistic cultures, particularly with respect to conflict face-negotiation theory.

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Question 3

Discuss and provide an example each of face-restoration and face-giving. How are they related to culture?

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Question 4

Ting-Toomey maintains that certain cultural types choose particular styles of negotiating conflict. Discuss these styles with respect to the cultures.

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Question 5

Reflect on a conflict that you experienced or are currently experiencing. How would you describe the facework and modes of conflict management employed? Are Ting-Toomey's predictions supported or undermined by your experience?

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Question 6

Are the strategies of emotional expression, passive aggression, and third-party help viewed positively or negatively by most Americans? Can you think of situations in which one or more of these strategies might be more effective than any of the traditional five styles (avoiding, obliging, compromising, dominating, and integrating)?

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Question 7

How might gender affect an individual's facework? What might be the implications of gender differences within cultures for face-negotiation theory?

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Question 8

Explain Oetzel and Ting-Toomey's recent discovery that self-construal is a better predictor of conflict styles than ethnic or cultural backgrounds.

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Question 9

How might Baxter and Montgomery respond to Ting-Toomey's face-negotiation theory?

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Question 10

In Griffin's presentations of both constructivism and face-negotiation theory, studies considering problems with undependable group members are featured. Compare the results of the two experiments and the theories they are meant to test.

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Question 11

How might Mead, Pearce, Cronen, or other social constructionists view Ting-Toomey's notion of face? How is it a socially constructed phenomenon?

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Quiz 35: Face-Negotiation Theory