SYG 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nonverbal Communication, Proxemics, Social Distance
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Social networks: sets of relationships between individuals, groups, and/or organizations i. ii. iii. These help us bring opportunities and create change b. i. ii. Social capital: access to people who can help us get jobs c. Interaction: connection between two or more people d. People assume that others will share their interpretations of a situation - situational norms. Shared interpretations include situational norms, which create cues for appropriate behaviors. Verbal communication: is the primary means of communication between individuals. Non-verbal communication: interacting using facial expressions, the head, eye contact, body posture, gestures, touch, walk, status, symbols, and personal space a) Personal distance (18 inches to 4 feet) a) Social distance (4 feet to 12 feet) a) Public figures use for addressing others, especially in formal settings. Personal space also communicates one"s position in relation to others. The higher the position, the greater the control of space. Focuses on how people interpret interactions and manipulate other"s interpretations.
