COMMRC 0300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Expectancy Violations Theory, Proxemics, Dont

• School: Pitt
• Department: Communication: Rhet & Comm
• Course: COMMRC 0300
• Professor: johngareis

Document Summary

Don"t worry about roles + types of organizations. Read national geographic article in the nonverbal codes. Began as means of examining influence of nv"s on message production. nonverbal dropped from name to make it more inclusive. Assumes that people have expectations (expectancies) about behaviors others will exhibit. Proxemics (personal space) is major area of attention. Personal space - invisible, variable volume of space surrounding a person which. Distance - need to be apart defines his/her preferred distance from others. Also deals with territoriality (ownership of area or object). Primary - exclusive to the person, marked by signs, etc: ex. Professor gareis putting his name on all his books: neighbors putting up fence or a sign private area . Secondary - person has affiliation with area or object (my seat: when you get territorial about the seat you constantly sit in in class, assume that there is this unspoken connection .