I also did my observational assignment at a mall. Most of my observations were quite similar to most of yours. I also observed many females who seemed unconcerned about a lack of personal space. Males were the direct opposite. When talking to females, the males comfort zone appeared to be dependent on how well they knew the other person. When speaking with another male, they appeared to demand a larger amount of personal space. This would confirm Galanes and Adams (2013) when they state that males quite often require a larger personal space than females and females tolerate being crowded more than males. Perhaps when one male speaks to another, they feel like they are less masculine if they are too close to another male.
When it came
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