The article is about the different types of paralanguages. Kinesics which is also referred to as body language because it deals with people communicating through gestures, facial expressions, and posture. In this section it gives example of some types of kinesics that occur in North American, and it gives an example of how kinesics can differ in different cultures. Tone and Character of Voice is very short but in this little section the author talks about how in a simple sentence that a person says can have different reactions just by the tone that it is said in. High, low, whisper, slow etc. Proxemics is the distance that people keep amongst themselves and others. In the section of proxemics …show more content…
The use of time can be based on status and the culture from which the person belongs to. As an example the article used business once again and the social standing within the business. It also used an example between cultural different business men and how the use of time between the two can cause misunderstandings. Communicating with clothes is about how clothes can communicate a person gender, status, intentions, and other messages. Which is also very different in cultures. Gives examples of different social classes and how clothing can put them in a certain social standing, and uniforms and how they symbolize different things their example was a police man and how his uniform indicates him to have authority. It also talked briefly about how tattoos, decorative scaring, branding, perfumes, body deformations, and piercing can have a big effect on how a person is seen and what it communicates to others. It is also very different in different cultures and in a paragraph it gives examples. Gender differences in paralanguage. The gender that a person is determines how a person communicates with others. Gives examples of how men and women prefer to communicate, and within the business how …show more content…
70 percent of what people communicate is when talking directly through paralanguage. Many people in different cultures used kinesics to communicate meaning that may be different to others causing misunderstandings. Example of Kinesics among cultures is spitting on another. In Europe and North America it is a sign disrespect and can be offensive to the other person, but in Kenya it can be seen as an affectionate blessing if done in a certain way. Proxemics between different people differentiate based on their age, gender, and culture. In Latin America the ideal interaction distance for talking about personal things is significantly closer than talking with a person of a different culture. In Japan Business Bosses tend to have a lot of interaction with their workers than an American Boss person who refers to be isolated in their own office. Children age 12 and older begin to understand the situational aspects of time that fits within their culture. Appearance announces ones gender, age, economic class, and intentions. Auxiliary communication techniques are highly cultural bound. People who belong to different ethnic groups and social classes is caught off guard with the chance of misunderstanding in another person culture when paralanguage is