Nonverbal communication assignment

People with P-culture can do lots of things and contact with many people at a time. They often break appointments which make Americans puzzled. For example: in traditional Chinese culture, people often say: come to visit my house if available, which nears hey welcome the friends’ visit anytime. In addition, the feature of China’s P-time system is many things happening at the same time, they do not stick to plan but emphasize on change. For example, two poly-chronic time Chinese would rather late for next date but terminate their conversation before its finished. 2. The difference about space system between America and China Different attitudes about space reflect different values and thinking mode. As the main part of non-verbal communication, space refers to the communication between interpersonal distance and the spatial position. Fronts (1968) defines it as communication by constructing the micro space, that is, people consciously keep the distance when they are communicating with others. 2. 2. 1. Distance Distance has different connotations in different cultures. Therefore acceptable space distance changes as culture changes.

American anthropologist, Dry Edward J Hall, divides the distance between humans into intimate distance, in which communicators have very close relationship, as husband and wife, lovers, mother and son, who keep distance from body contact to 18 inches; Personal distance, refers to neural relationships as acquaintance, friends, colleagues, their body distance range from eighteen inches to four feet; Social distance, refers to the distance between strangers in general social occasions , the distance range from 4 to 12 feet; The public distance, such as in public lecture hall and class, the distance range from twelve feet to any audible distance. There is certain relation between interpersonal psychological distance and physical distance, so it is an effective method to improve the people’s psychological distance by adjusting the physical distance. Hall described he boundaries to above four distances. Intimate distance: (1) blurred vision (2) can embrace the other one (3) can see many details (4) look through each other (6) easy to smell each other or can feel the heart beat.