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Non-Verbal Communication: Intercultural Examples Around The World
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Nonverbal Communication Around The World
Christy DeLaRosa, Mariame Conte, Olivia Nichols, Sofia Pace
INTRODUCTION
NYC is home to 3.1 Million immigrants. They make up 38% of the city population and 45% of its workforce.
VOCALICS
Eye Contact
EYE CONTACT
"Eyes are the window to the soul"
Eye behavior can be linked to personality traits or emotional states - like "hungry eyes", "evil eyes", or "bedroom eyes".
Functions of eye contact include: signaling cognitive activity, express engagement, convey intimidation, or express flirtation.
Eye Contact
Around the World
Western Europe: Polite and proper.
Middle East: Men look at women they are interested in. Women shouldn't look back unless interested too.
Asia/Africa: Extended eye contact could be a challenge of authority. Whereas in Japan, a woman avoiding eye contact is not considered disrespectful.
PROXEMICS
PROXEMICS
- Proxemics Distances - How far apart do we stand?
- Study of how space influences how people communication
- Personal Space across cultures
CHALLENGE
The Study of Communication by Touch
HAPTICS
1. Touch is essential for human social development.
2. Types of touch:
- Functional-professional
- Social-polite
- friendship-warmth
- love-intimacy
- sexual-arousal
Holding Hands Around the World
Around the World
India: Holding hands with the same sex is considered best friends.
Malaysia: Holding hands is a sign of sexual orientation.
United States: Most people hold hands with their partners.
Takeaways
Takeaways
1. Different cultures have different ways of communicating non-verbally that may carry different meanings across cultures.
2. Identify Intercultural nonverbal communication gestures and their origin.
3. Underscoring the importance of communicating with other cultures.
4. Learning to interpret nonverbal gestures in the event one travels to that country, or must collaborate with an individual from that country.