What Is Face Saving?

Face-saving in a Crowd: Active or Passive?

Face-saving can be passive or active. The 'do no harm' philosophy means that you avoid saying things that would make the other person cringe. Active face saving is where you go out of your way to help and rescue them, for example by taking the blame for things that are not your fault.

Face-saving is important for many, but is particularly important in cultures where personal status is the primary means of trusting relationships, in contrast to where there is wide social trust and supportive legislation. In cultures like this face-saving is both compulsory and ritualized, as to insult another person and challenge them to a conflict. Having someone else save face when face is lost is important and deserves a lot of help in return.

Mediation in Multi-Cultural Negotiations

The sets of super-strategy are present in all negotiations settings in all cultures, but members of a culture prefer certain sets more often than others. It is important for the mediation to maintain impartiality when parties try to influence it, as this will cause a negative impression for the party. The impartiality of the party seeking face-restoration should be maintained by acknowledging the feelings of the party and reminding them that they have an equal opportunity to share their perspectives.

In situations where the true decision-maker is influenced by someone else, the mediation's awareness of that is crucial. A need to save face can be dangerous. A mediator who sets himself up as an expert in any area loses his impartiality immediately.

The Japanese Value of Honour

Western cultures tend to focus on the individual as an independent, self-reliant being. Helping children develop a strong sense of personal integrity and individuality is the focus of raising them. In the West, honour is more about integrity.

There is admiration for the integrity of those who face objective truth, even if it is not always easy. Westerners can admit and apologize for personal mistakes and learn from the past. They are usually willing to forgive someone who takes responsibility for the problems.

Japanese society has always functioned on the basis of personal relationships and social harmony. The rules and laws in Japan were often used to serve those in power and were often arbitrary. Confucian teachings advocate that people should be treated differently depending on their status.

The Face Value of a Bond

The face value is the amount of money the issuer gives to the bondholder once the bond is mature. The profit on a bond may be based on the increase from a below-par original issue price and the face value at maturity, or it may be based on the additional interest rate. The face value of a stock or bond does not represent the actual market value, which is determined by principles of supply and demand often governed by the dollar figure at which investors are willing to buy and sell a particular security. The market value and face value may not have much correlation.

Positive politeness strategies for interlocutor communication

Negative face is when an individual does not avoid or avoid the obstruction of their interlocutor's freedom of action and can cause damage to either the speaker or the hearer. When a negative face is threatened, freedom of choice and action are impeded. Positive face threatening acts can cause damage to the speaker or hearer if they don't care about the other person's feelings, wants or desires.

Positive face is threatened when an individual is separated from others so that their well being is not treated as much as they would like. The requester's positive and negative faces can be threatened by choosing to refuse or not refuse. When a person refuses to comply with a request from an intimate, they are violating their expectations and threatening their positive face, but focusing attention away from the requester can decrease threat to the requester's positive face even if they are unwilling to help.

The refuser's willingness can be highlighted by focusing attention the requester. Accepting a request is not threatening. Positive politeness strategies can emerge in situations where the speakers don't know each other.

Lynn Knight and Charlotte Rees have explored the role politeness theory plays in general practice consultations. Patients agreed to the presence of a student observer during a general practice consultation even when the patient preferred a private consultation. The politeness strategies in the medical field can make it difficult for patients to provide complete and accurate information.

Redressive action is needed for the greater potential for face loss. The speaker may abandon face threatening acts completely and say nothing if the potential for face loss is too great. The politeness theory was started from the curiosity of linguistics and language forming, but it is beginning to see its other benefits.

Face Negotiation Theory

Maybe you have a friend who is from the collectivist culture. It may have surprised you that your friend would go to such lengths to avoid conflict. Your friend may have been shocked by your directness.

If you have ever been in a situation like this, you have experienced Face Negotiation Theory. Face Negotiation Theory seeks to understand the dynamics of communication. People from different cultures use different ways to resolve conflict.

They have different ideas of what saving face is. It seems right to members of one culture, but it may seem inappropriate to members of another. Face Negotiation Theory can help people of different cultures avoid needless misunderstandings and come to mutually beneficial agreements.

A Simple Example of a Savings Account

If one is unable to save money, they may be living paycheck to paycheck. If a person experiences an emergency, they may not have enough money saved up to live on, and they may end up in debt or bankruptcy. A savings account pays interest on cash that is not needed for daily expenses but is available for an emergency.

Deposits and withdrawals can be made online, by phone, mail, or at a physical bank branch. Savings accounts have low interest rates but are often higher than checking accounts. The best savings accounts can be found online.

High-yield savings accounts can offer as much as 25% higher interest on deposits than the national average, and online-only accounts may be an example. Savings is a type of cash, so there is only one type of savings. You can keep your cash savings in various places, such as under the mattress or in a bank account.