Exploring Human Proxemics
(28 minutes)
| QUESTION: | Every culture has rules about the CORRECT use
of space. The "proxemic" rules are unwritten and never taught--
but they are very powerful and known to all members of the culture. In the
video PERSONAL SPACE: EXPLORING HUMAN PROXEMICS, we see a woman's reactions
as her personal space is invaded by three other people. What will happen?
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QUESTION:
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In American culture, personal space affects EVERYTHING -- even bathroom behavior among strangers. The chart shows six urinals in a men's bathroom, with men already standing at urinal 2 and 4. The man points at the "correct" space, urinal 6 -- this is the one the third arrival in the bathrooom SHOULD take. Which space will NEVER be used by the third arrival?
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