PSYB10H3 Chapter : PSYB10 Pgs 96-122
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Display rules, culturally determined rules about which nonverbal bhvrs are appropriate to display. E. g. in western cultures, emotions of grief and crying can be shown by women but men are discouraged to display emotional displays. Eye contact and eye gaze are powerful nonverbal cues and is important in north. > direct eye contact is consider disrespectful in nigeria, puerto rico, thailand, and. Emblems, nonverbal gestures that have well-understood definitions within a given culture; they usually have direct verbal translations, such as the okay sign. Women are better @ both decoding nonverbal cues and encoding nonverbal info but men are better @ detecting lies. *gender-role expectations; women are expected to be nurturing, friendly, expressive and sensitive. *b/c women occupy less powerful roles in society; they must learn to be polite and accommodating. > cultures where women are most oppressed - they are to be more polite in reading nonverbal cues.
