Proxemics

Friendship in Social Media My definition of friendship? Friendship is when someone knows you better than yourself and takes a position in your best interests in a crisis. Friendship goes beyond just sharing time together, and it is long lasting, and knowing someone face to face, a real life interaction with someone is a much better introduction to each other than on social media. My definition of Friendship in social media? When the joys of real human contact are being replaced by…

childhood in poverty. Scenes of Kane’s childhood are shown and in particular the when young Kane plays in the snow we can see many techniques used. For instance there are sounds of trains whistling, close ups are caught of the mother and son, and proxemics is used. One visual metaphor that stood out was the abandoned sled which we later learn has meaning. Charles Kane was sent to live with Thatcher after a gold mine was discovered in 1871 on his mother’s property. She wanted her son to have a…

you if you need to work on a file that you have saved on its hard drive, cloud computing gives us the privilege to access our files anywhere and anytime, without a personal computer. Another technical application that is useful for communicating is Google Hangouts. Google Hangouts is much like Skype in that it utilizes video calling and video conferencing between two or more individuals or groups, however, Hangouts has certain features such as computer-to-phone calling and supports up to 10…

So, what exactly is non-verbal communication, it’s sending and receiving messages through the usage of kinesics, proxemics, paralanguage; and haptics. In the case study between Mark and Lynn, Mark exhibited a couple of these non-verbal cues; one of them was accenting, another was contradicting; and lastly was repeating. When someone is using accenting in the messaging…

Love is an extremely important feeling that can cause others to perform life-changing actions regardless of any consequences, including migrating to a new country. My family’s story of migration to the United States is a fairly recent one in regards towards to the amount of generations that have lived in America. My family’s origin starts back in the near-by southern country of Mexico. My single mother, my 21 year old brother, and I were living in a small home in the city of Cuautla, Morelos in…

Stephen R. Covey once stated “We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking thinks to change for us.” Assessing yourself regularly as a manager is just as imperative as assessing your employees. To that end, I have taken the Seven Habits Profile and I ranked mainly in the “ very good”. However the rankings that were most significant to me where the ones I ranked in the “outstanding” range: Think Win/Win, Seek First to Understand and Synergize. These…

There are a myriad of theories and constructs that exist within the communication discipline that can ensure interpersonal relationships will thrive. However, there are five theories in particular that have proven invaluable in today’s world. With the advancement of technology and the accessibility of said technology, it is more pertinent than ever that people be versed in how to communicate with people they have interpersonal relationships with not only in face-to-face contexts, but online as…

with the class while walking around during the guided practice activity seemed very unnatural. I didn’t want to interrupt the discussions so I sort of stood there awkwardly. In the future, I think I would refer back to the chapter that discusses proxemics and try to implement some of the examples given into my teaching style. Having the presentation recorded helped me gauge my performance and enabled me to critique myself so that in the future I can improve my presentation. Conclusion In…

William H. Whyte is best known for The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces a textbook study of behaviour in public space. Set mainly in 1970s Midtown Manhattan, the book and associated documentary concentrated on how people interacted with the physical design of modernist public space. His focus was on “exchange, the most vital measure of the city’s intensity”. Lesser known is Whyte’s commitment to theoretical framing for understanding this intensity and how his research into the behaviour of…

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW INTRODUCTION: In this chapter, the theoretical frameworks guiding the research would be clearly stated and analyzed. Relevant literature will equally be reviewed bordering around the following sub-topics: non-verbal communication, the relationship between non-verbal communication and clinical diagnosis and the roles of non-verbal cues in doctor-patient communication. 2.1 Nonverbal Communication…