Summary of Proxemics
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Proxemics is a person’s own space; it is distance from other people.Also it relates to our interpretation of the meaning of messages transmitted by the other people.For example, a person expressing anger is perceived as less threatening when the other person is not familiar, but if the person is a familiar person the expression of anger will be more threatening.The same occurs with expressions of love and intimacy.However it depends on the culture; for example, people from Latin cultures sit closer to each other than people from Northern European cultures.People who have a lot of trust, during a conversation could not have much distance, but if the person does not have trust, the person usually keeps the distance during the conversation. Also proxemics is important in business communication, because people can express their degree of intimacy and trust toward that person, but when the culture is different, people could feel threatened by the other’s personal space.
Proxemics is a person’s own space; it is distance from other people.Also it relates to our interpretation of the meaning of messages transmitted by the other people.For example, a person expressing anger is perceived as less threatening when the other person is not familiar, but if the person is a familiar person the expression of anger will be more threatening.The same occurs with expressions of love and intimacy.However it depends on the culture; for example, people from Latin cultures sit closer to each other than people from Northern European cultures.People who have a lot of trust, during a conversation could not have much distance, but if the person does not have trust, the person usually keeps the distance during the conversation. Also proxemics is important in business communication, because people can express their degree of intimacy and trust toward that person, but when the culture is different, people could feel threatened by the other’s personal space.
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