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The benefits for readers come from this focus, as well as from the accessible language, vivid examples, and engaging suggestions.\"  —Liliana Castañeda Rossmann, California State University, San Marcos       \"Written in an accessible and engaging style, there is much to recommend this text as an excellent illustration of practical theory.\"  —William R. Cupach, Illinois State University     Written in a clear, engaging style Facework: Bridging Theory and Practice introduces a new paradigm that identifies facework as the key to communication within the management of difference. Authors Kathy Domenici and Stephen W. Littlejohn illustrate how facework is a central process in the social construction of both identity and community.     Key Features:   Goes beyond traditional understandings of face to enrich the concept of facework: This book formulates a new practical theory of facework and provides principles of practice derived from the theory. 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