首页
登录
职称英语
Proxemics is the study of what governs how closely one person stands to anot
Proxemics is the study of what governs how closely one person stands to anot
游客
2025-01-14
32
管理
问题
Proxemics is the study of what governs how closely one person stands to another. People who feel close will be close, though the actual distances will vary between cultures. For Americans we can discern four main categories of distance: intimate, personal, social and public. Intimate ranges from direct contact to about 45 centimeters. This is for the closest relationships such as those between husband and wife. Beyond this comes personal distance. This stands at between 45 and 80 centimeters. It is the most usual distance maintained for conversations between friends and relatives. Social distance covers people who work together or are meeting at social gatherings. Distances here tend to be kept between 1.30 to 2 meters. Beyond this comes public distance, such as that between a lecturer and his audience.
All cultures draw lines between what is an appropriate and what is an inappropriate social distance for different types of relationship. They differ, however, in where they draw these lines. Look at an international reception with representatives from the US and Arabic countries conversing and you will see the Americans pirouetting backwards around the hall pursued by their Arab partners. The Americans will be trying to keep the distance between themselves and their partners which they have grown used to regarding as "normal". They probably will not even notice themselves trying to adjust the distance between themselves and their partners, though they may have vague feeling that their Arab neighbors are being a bit "pushy". The Arab, on the other hand, coming from a culture where much closer distance is the norm, may be feeling that the Americans are being "stand-offish". Finding themselves happier standing close to and even touching those they are in conversation with they will persistently pursue the Americans round the room trying to close the distance between them.
The appropriateness of physical contact varies between different cultures too. One study of the number of times people conversing in coffee shops over a one hour period showed the following interesting variations: London, 0; Florida, 2; Paris, 10; and Puerto Rico 180. Not only does it vary between societies, however, it also varies between different subcultures within one society. Young people in Britain, for example, are more likely to touch and hug friends than are the older generation. This may be partly a matter of growing older, but it also reflects the fact that the older generation grew up at a time when touching was less common for all age groups. Forty years ago, for example, footballers would never hug and kiss one another on the field after a goal as they do today. [br] The best title for the passage would be ______.
选项
A、Proxemics
B、Appropriateness of Social Distance
C、Appropriateness of Relationships between Two Persons
D、Appropriateness of Physical Contact between Two Persons
答案
A
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3912421.html
相关试题推荐
Transportationisthemovementorconveyingofpersonsandgoodsfromonelo
Transportationisthemovementorconveyingofpersonsandgoodsfromonelo
Themajorityofsuccessfulseniormanagersdonotcloselyfollowtheclassica
Theperiodofadolescence,i.e.,thepersonbetweenchildhoodandadulthood,
Theperiodofadolescence,i.e.,thepersonbetweenchildhoodandadulthood,
Theperiodofadolescence,i.e.,thepersonbetweenchildhoodandadulthood,
IntheartoftheMiddleAges,weneverencounterthepersonalityofthearti
IntheartoftheMiddleAges,weneverencounterthepersonalityofthearti
IntheartoftheMiddleAges,weneverencounterthepersonalityofthearti
IntheartoftheMiddleAges,weneverencounterthepersonalityofthearti
随机试题
VisitorsusuallyfindmostAmericans,foralltheirinformality,verypolite
Whenyou’rethenewgirlatwork,youdoeverythinginyourpowertostayon
在现代社会,机构臃肿、人浮于事,甚至无限越权,成为腐败的重要源头,这源自于行政权
移动业务交换中心英文缩写为()。A.NSS B.OSS C.BSS D.M
罗氏培养基灭菌方法为A.煮沸灭菌 B.流通蒸汽灭菌 C.间歇灭菌 D.干热
A.责令赔偿损失 B.没收计量器具和违法所得并处罚款 C.责令停止生产、停止
“俄国诗歌的太阳”指的是( )。A.普希金 B.莱蒙托夫 C.屠格涅夫
2006-88.属于增强疗效的配伍关系是 A.相反、相须B.相畏、相杀C
在个人理财业务中,商业银行应按照符合客户利益和风险承受能力的原则开展个人理财业务
在期货公司的分公司、营业部等分支机构进行期货交易的,该分支机构住所地为合同履行地
最新回复
(
0
)