Though her new office didn't have a formal dress code, Cassie's coworkers laughed when they told her about how the person who previously held her position always wore jeans to work. This is an example of:

  a.  an introduction to the jargon Cassie will need for the job.
  b.  positive face threat for Cassie because she wants to wear jeans to work.
  c.  a story that tells Cassie the norms for appropriate dress.
  d.  tensions in the workplace caused by out-group status.


  c.  a story that tells Cassie the norms for appropriate dress.

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