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21st Century Hall: Proxemics and Gender Interactions in Contemporary Research
Date
2010Type
ThesisDepartment
Communication Studies
Degree Level
Honors Thesis
Degree Name
Speech Communication
Abstract
Nonverbal communication is an everyday occurrence that is unavoidable; such behavior
becomes second nature. How we stand, sit, move, gaze and gesture are just a few
examples of how messages are sent without uttering a single word. A specific form of
nonverbal communication is proxemics – the human use of space. Edward T. Hall (1966)
coined this term during the early 1950s, and designed a guideline in his first book for the
four zones of space: public space, social space, personal space, and intimate space. Like
many other phenomena, gender plays a key role in the functioning of proxemics. The
following will take a look at how current research utilizes Hall?s proxemic zones to
examine the sex differences in proxemic behaviors. Understanding these types of
interactions can benefit the development of effective communication between genders
and increase self-awareness of individual communication styles. In addition,
understanding how space is used when gender is a factor can help individuals initiate and
maintain interpersonal relationships.
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