Proxemics

research, her theory focused on how preferred personal space for an individual is created and confronted. These personal preferences depended on cultural norms (Griffin, 2015). The study of proxemics and personal space has been studied since 1960 when anthropologist Edward Hall established the term proxemics to refer to the study of people’s use of space amongst…

Clients may view certain behaviors as positive or negative depending on their cultural background. Sommers-Flanagan takes proxemics into consideration along with kinesics. Proxemics is the distance between two people and all the objects in between them. In order to avoid a barrier, some therapists will arrange furniture to keep themselves closer to clients. Therapists will use body language examples…

The television show for my discussion is called Braindead. This is a television show filled with political satire that I find amusing. The setting of the show is Capitol Hill where alien type of ants invade the brains of both Democrats and Republican politicians in Congress. Once the ants are done feasting on your brain the politicians become Braindead and act absolutely ridiculous and behave absurd. One of the main characters who had a father who was a politician and a brother Luke Healey who…

Frantic Assembly are a physical theatre group who aim to create energetic, thrilling work that reflects contemporary culture. They are led by Artistic Director Scott Graham, who, along with two colleagues, founded the group in 1994. After focusing for a number of years on gritty, modern theatre, Scott decided to take the group in a new direction - contemporary Shakespeare. After some deliberation, the group decided on “Othello” as their first Shakespearean piece, and decided to set it in West…

A public space that I observed is Walmart. The lighting inside Walmart is very bright and florescence so that people can see what they are buying and are able to read all of the small labels that are placed on the containers. Walmart does not have any furniture because they want the people to be walking around looking at product and buying items. This is how they rely on making a profit. There is excellent organizational flow to the store. The way they have their product layout draws the…

how nonverbal communication is an extremely complex idea to understand. Nonverbal communication is not made up of just one thing but comprised of many things put together under that title. It is broken down into six sections including kinesics, proxemics, touch, eye contact, olfactics, adornment, and facial expressions. Kinesics itself is also…

using words to encode messages. There are four basic forms of nonverbal communication: proxemics, kinesics, facial and eye behavior, and paralanguage” (Stegaroiu, I., & Talal, M. 2014). Non-verbal communication is very essential for conducting business because when interacting with coworkers, customers and competitors an individual’s demeanor can easily be identified through the non-verbal approach. Proxemics is a way to demonstrate interpersonal distance when a person is accompanied by others…

The scene I will be discussing took place on day 6018. A is in the body of a homeschooled boy named George. A wants to see Rhiannon but is having a difficult time doing so because of the fact the George is homeschooled. However, after convincing George’s mother to take him to the library to get more information on the topic they were learning about, he was then able to meet up with Rhiannon. They had an excellent day together and become closer than ever until they were interrupted by George’s…

the client’s expression of emotions. 3. Assess the client’s perception of the problem as it unfolds. The most crucial components of therapeutic communication are confidentiality, privacy, respect for boundaries, and use of touch (Videbeck, 2014). Proxemics is the study of distance zones between people during communication. There are four distance zones. They are (Videbeck, 2014): 1. Intimate Zone: 0 to 18 inches between people. 2. Personal Zone: 18 to 36 inches between people. 3. Social Zone: 4…

eye contact is viewed as offensive or aggressive (Massey University, 2008), while in other cultures such as Japanese or African eye contact is avoided to show respect. Another important aspect that can affect intercultural communication is proxemics. Proxemics deals with such things as personal space and seating arrangements. In different cultures ones own personal space ‘Bubble’ can vary from a couple of inches…