CS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Proxemics, Social Distance, Nonverbal Communication
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Lecture 14 march 11th, 2019 -- space & non-verbal communication. Informal space is the space we carry with us as a moving invisible zone: proxemics: the study of informal space, this zone is constructed by our culture, this has also been personal space, conversational space, or interpersonal distance. Three variables in interpersonal space: gender, age, culture. In saudi arabia, the social space of a business interactions can be equivalent to a n. In the netherlands, personal space equates to our social space. Small group ecology: seating behavior and spatial arrangements in small groups, leadership, dominance, task orientation, leadership, leader tends to sit at the short end side of table, functional and cultural and historical expectation. In north america, leaders are usually found at the head of the table. Including the head of the household, elected group leaders, seminar leaders: dominance.