CommunicatiCommunicationon

lectures on:lectures on: Language: Using Patterned SoundLanguage: Using Patterned Sound Non-Verbal Communication: Using the Non-Verbal Communication: Using the BodyBody The Meaning of Objects: Using StyleThe Meaning of Objects: Using Style Manipulating Space: Using our SurroundingsManipulating Space: Using our Surroundings

Characterizing SpaceCharacterizing Space Objects, the spaces between and around Objects, the spaces between and around

them, and their relationships to one them, and their relationships to one anotheranother, are an important in the study of both , are an important in the study of both biophysical sciences (such as physics and biophysical sciences (such as physics and biochemistry) and social sciences (such as biochemistry) and social sciences (such as anthropology, geography, sociology, psychology).anthropology, geography, sociology, psychology).

Social scientists study the use of space by Social scientists study the use of space by dividing it up into broad, general categories. In dividing it up into broad, general categories. In the U.S.,the U.S.,intimate distance 0 - 18 inchesintimate distance 0 - 18 inchespersonal distance 18 inches - 4 feetpersonal distance 18 inches - 4 feetsocial distance 4 - 10 feetsocial distance 4 - 10 feetpublic distance beyond 10 feetpublic distance beyond 10 feet

Intimate and Personal Intimate and Personal SpaceSpace

Your ‘intimate Your ‘intimate distance’ is the distance’ is the immediate space immediate space around you. It around you. It varies from varies from culture to culture, culture to culture, but generally can but generally can be identified by a be identified by a sense of sense of discomfort when discomfort when ‘invaded’ by an ‘invaded’ by an inappropriate inappropriate person.person.

Your ‘personal Your ‘personal distance’ distance’ regulates face-to-regulates face-to-face interactions.face interactions.

I Have No Gun But I Can Spit

Some thirty inches from my noseThe frontier of my Person goes,And all the untilled air betweenIs private pagus or demesne.Stranger, unless with bedroom eyesI beckon you to fraternize,Beware of rudely crossing it: I have no gun, but I can spit.

W. H. Auden

Personal SpacePersonal Space The distance increases if you The distance increases if you

are talking to a stranger. are talking to a stranger. The better you know the The better you know the

person you're talking to, the person you're talking to, the closer you stand. closer you stand.

The circumstances of the The circumstances of the encounter matter.encounter matter.

Generally, two men stand Generally, two men stand further apart than two further apart than two women. women.

If a man and a woman are in a If a man and a woman are in a relationship, the distance relationship, the distance between them diminishes. between them diminishes.

Culturally acceptable distance Culturally acceptable distance differs from individual to differs from individual to individual and culture to individual and culture to culture. culture.

Social SpaceSocial Space

Public SpacePublic Space

A Failure of Planned Public Space: Pruitt-Igoe Housing Project in St. Louis Brasilia: Planned and Un-Planned

Public Space

Body LanguageBody Language intentional and intentional and

unintentional aspectsunintentional aspects varies across cultures varies across cultures

(unlike emotional (unlike emotional expression)expression)

important for marking important for marking social differencesocial difference

source of cultural source of cultural misunderstandings misunderstandings (examples: the train to (examples: the train to Poitiers, in a Pamplona Poitiers, in a Pamplona street)street)Read an interesting study about mixed-message body/face language at:

http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1492759.htm

Using Body LanguageUsing Body Language In business, In business,

diplomacy, diplomacy, personal relationspersonal relations