Your friend gave you confusing directions to a
party, which caused you to be late. when you
arrived you stated, "sorry i am late, i’m a terrible navigator." by using this sort of mild self
-
depreciating humor to defuse a potentially unpleasant si
tuation, you were exemplifying

a.
cultural identi
ty
b.
perception checking
c.
framework
d.
facework
e.
reflected appraisal

d. facework

Explanation:

Facework is a term that represents an individual's attempt to, through communication, bridge the gap between an individual's concept of himself and the need to cooperate with a situation that has happened to society or a group of people. Facework is used when an individual wishes to maintain people's perception of that individual without judging him. Facework can be seen in the question above, where someone joked about being a bad navigator to appease the judgment people might have about his delay.

manifest functions are the recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern, while latent functions are those unrecognized and unintended consequences. to analyze the manifest functions of any social institution, we have to study its contribution to the continuation of a group, community, or society.