Social interface is a concept from social science. It can be approached from a theoretical or a more practical perspective. As a theoretical concept of social interface theory, social interface is defined by Long (1989).

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  • Social interface is a concept from social science. It can be approached from a theoretical or a more practical perspective. As a theoretical concept of social interface theory, social interface is defined by Long (1989). In 2001 his revised definition was: "a social interface is a critical point of intersection between different lifeworlds, social fields or levels of social organization, where social discontinuities based upon discrepancies in values, interests, knowledges and power, are most likely to be located. " In other words, according to Douthwaite et al. , interfaces are the areas in which different social groups experience mutual friction and, if the introduction of a new technology is going to cause problems or create opportunities (i.e. , structural discontinuities), the interface is where they will be found. Long goes on to say that " ... the concept implies face-to-face encounters between individuals or social units representing different interests and backed by different resources. " It is by identifying these interfaces and then studying the perturbations that occur as a result of the intervention that we can understand how interventions are modified by everyday life, and vice versa. As practical concept of social interface design, social interface is seen in the sociological studies of human-computer interaction (in particular, its computer interface aspect). The basic thesis is that humanizing cues in a computer interface can elicit responses from users during human-to-artifact (ex. computer) interaction similar to those produced by human-to-human interaction. These humanizing cues often confer human characteristics on the interface or suggest that the interface is an agent actively interacting with the respondent. For example, such studies may be concerned with how should software agents be designed to make them more appealing (should it have human facial expressions, be anthropomorphic, and so on).
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  • Social interface is a concept from social science. It can be approached from a theoretical or a more practical perspective. As a theoretical concept of social interface theory, social interface is defined by Long (1989).
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