Real Communication An Introduction

Chapter 4  Nonverbal Communication 105 eye contact with children. Accordingly, children gaze more directly at fathers in Europea ...

106 Part 1  Basic Communication Processes TABLE 4.1 THE POWER OF EYE CONTACT Function of Eye Contact Influences attitude change ...

Chapter 4  Nonverbal Communication 107 Meanwhile, vocalizations are paralinguistic utterances that give informa- tion about our ...

108 Part 1  Basic Communication Processes Remember that perceptions of artifacts (and physical appearance in general) can change ...

Chapter 4  Nonverbal Communication 109 ❶ Do you think that nurses’ uniforms became less gendered as more men entered this tradit ...

110 Part 1  Basic Communication Processes Your personal space needs may vary from the forgoing space categories. These vary acco ...

Chapter 4  Nonverbal Communication 111 implied ownership of space, such as a seat in a classroom, a parking space, or a table in ...

112 Part 1  Basic Communication Processes and sad times, we reassure others with a pat on the back, and we experience inti- macy ...

Chapter 4  Nonverbal Communication 113 Clearly, touch powerfully affects our relationships. It is one factor related to sustaine ...

114 Part 1  Basic Communication Processes of the same sex throughout much of southern Europe and Latin America. This is not nece ...

Chapter 4  Nonverbal Communication 115 they should reveal to those partners, whereas men attend more to verbal informa- tion (Go ...

116 Part 1  Basic Communication Processes THINK ABOUT THIS ❶ Do you think soldiers can learn communication skills from a video g ...

Chapter 4  Nonverbal Communication 117 Recall from our model of competent communication (Chapter 1) that the situ- ational conte ...

118 Part 1  Basic Communication Processes THINGS TO TRY Video clips that illustrate key concepts, highlighted in teal in the Rea ...

A Study Tool Now that you have finished reading this chapter, you can: Describe the power of nonverbal communication: c Nonverba ...

Lighthearted musical numbers aside, Glee takes a serious look at the relationships and communication between individuals of diff ...

If you were trying to imagine a group that clearly reflects the diversity of the United States, it might look a bit like the cas ...

122 s episodes of Glee demonstrate, communication among individuals of different races, sexes, religions, and so on can be messy ...

Chapter 5  Communication and Culture 123 and understand the Italian way of life (Nicholas, 2009). Language can also teach you th ...

124 Part 1  Basic Communication Processes often join the public conversation too. Kim Kardashian and Jessica Simpson, for exampl ...