Author Archives: Nina Z.

Adjusting Emotional Expressions to the Audience

girls with face paintIn social situations people regulate their emotions so that they are adjusted to certain scenarios or individuals. Before we express our emotional attitude, we first check if it is socially acceptable. We can describe this “checking” as facial work (the concept introduced by Goffman; cited in Hübler, 1998). Each person has a face, the public image associated with that particular individual.  Continue reading

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