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Unit10 Space and Communication Tuesday, May 04, 2010 Proxemics空间关系学 the study of set measurable distances between people as they interact Intimate distance for embracing, touching or whispering Personal distance for interactions among good friends or family members Social distance for interactions among acquaintances Public distance used for public speaking Nonverbal communication Kinesics: body language gesture, facial expression, eye contact, body position, body movement, greeting and relationship Oculesics: eye behavior Facial expression Time （time orientations and informal time system） Proxemics: space Space and Culture 1. space reveals people’s relationship How close would you like to stay with other people? 5inches 10cm 8~13 inches 25cm 20 inches 50cm 24 inches 60cm /v_show/id_XMTYwODYxMDI0.html 2. Space affects human communication in many other ways. Classroom arrangements of desk and chairs A circular arrangement Sit in rows “Zone of participation” shapes like the letter T. 3. Religious values may affect spatial arrangements Building faces ease/ south/ west/ north Islamic building faces Mecca麦加 4. Space affects who talks to whom 5. Space influences human communication through territoriality领土 Space talks. -- Edward Hall Good German neighbors are quiet, do not intrude, keep the sideway clean, and tend the flowers nicely Good Chinese neighbors … paradox in Finland Denmark.. Their personal space and family privacy are indeed crucial too. But in sauna桑拿 , among total strangers, acquaintance, or good friends, people steam themselves with heat from rocks on top of a small stove, not worrying at all about their nudity. Movie-list 1. Dances with Wolves与狼共舞 2. Joy Luck Club喜福会 3. Outsourced 世界是平的 4. Babel通天塔 5. The Painted Veil面纱 6. Crossing over穿越国境 7. My big fat Greek Wedding我的盛大希腊婚礼 8. Blood Diamond血钻 Unit 10 Space and Communication * Public space Social space Personal space Intimate space Latin American Arab French American German Japanese Small