SOC 107 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Kinesics, Proxemics, Mental Disorder
28 Feb 2016
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Note: the ones with a *are probably the most important ones to understand. The terms are also listed in alphabetical order. *culture: the complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs, art, customs, morals, and any other capabilities and habits acquired and shared in common by the members of a society. A group"s culture provides a blueprint for living which transmitted to future generations. Cultural expectations: broad and widely shared cultural rules that reflect mutually help assumptions about proper and conventional behaviours in different social context. *kinesics: a field inquiry in the social sciences in which people"s communication through body gesture and posture is studied. Micro sociological investigation: social science research that centers attention on the ways in which people"s daily, face-to-face communications are organized. Nonverbal communication: any of the modes of communication (such as gesture or facial expression) other than verbal language. Personal distance: the space maintained between a person and others during most routine interactions (such as conversations with friends).
