Sociology 2233 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Eye Contact, Gender Role, Mirror Neuron

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2233
• Professor: Tom Murphy

Document Summary

Nonverbal communication: or unintentionally, without words the way in which people communicate, intentionally: nonverbal cues: facial expressions, tone of voice, gestures, eye gaze etc. Nonverbal cues aren"t limited to our species. We automatically mimic other people"s expressions, feel what others feel: mirror neurons respond when we perform an action and someone else performs the same one. Functions: help people express their emotions, attitudes and personality, repeat of complement the spoken message. Sarcasm is the opposite of this: substitute for a verbal message. Darwin primary emotions conveyed by the face are universal: we all can encode (express) and decode (interpret) emotions the same way, species specific, not culture specific. Facial expressions are remnants of once-useful physiological reactions: required evolutionary significance. 6 emotions are universal: anger, happy, surprise, fear, disgust, sadness: other social interaction ones added are: contempt, pride, embarrassment, anxiety, shame and guilt.