SOCIAL INTERACTION IN EVERYDAY LIFE PART II

NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION• Any communication that is not verbal

• Gestures, body movements, facial expressions

• Your body language says much about you!

• E.g. eye contact signals interest, folded arms signals a person is closed off, etc.

• http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are?language=en#t-48970

BODY LANGUAGE AND DECEPTION• When a person is lying, oftentimes what they are saying verbally is not reflected in what their

body says.

• http://www.ted.com/talks/pamela_meyer_how_to_spot_a_liar?language=en

GENDER AND PERFORMANCES• Women are more adept at “reading” nonverbal communication

• Known as having an “intuition” about people

• DEMEANOR

• The way we act and carry ourselves

• Social cue for how much power a person has

• FAKE IT ‘TIL YOU MAKE IT!!!

• Personal Space

• Amount of space a person claims as their own

• Varies from culture to culture

• Typically, men are more likely to intrude on women’s personal space

CHARISMA• Compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others

• Not innate!

• Presence

• Body language and “being in the moment”

• Power

• Use of personal space

• Demeanor

• Warmth

• Investment in the other person

• http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=3006

EMOTIONS <3 <3 <3 <3 <4• Society has guided how we feel about others

• Culture defines what triggers an emotion

• Culture also provides rules for how we display emotion

• What are some examples of this?

• Some jobs require us to hide emotions, or to express emotions we don’t necessarily feel

LANGUAGE AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER• Language and Power

• Men often use language to establish control over their surroundings

• A guy talking about his car: “Aint she a beauty?”

• Language and Value

• Language often confers different value on the two sexes

• Terms will take on the more powerful aspect (male)

• King v. Queen

• Duke v. Dutchess

• Host v. hostess

HUMOR• Occurs from the contradictions, ambiguities, and double meanings found in differing

definitions of the same situation

• In order to get a joke

• You need the background knowledge/context of the joke

• Oftentimes why stand up comedians tell stories

• Humor is a great way of defusing tension

• Can be contentious if it is used to denigrate a person or groups of people

https://youtu.be/I3IxMQsazAM