Body, Identity and Interaction: Interpreting Nonverbal Communication
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 473 237 CS 511 669 AUTHOR Canfield, Allan TITLE Body, Identity and Interaction: Interpreting Nonverbal Communication. PUB DATE 2002-00-00 NOTE 433p. AVAILABLE FROM For full text: http://www.etext.net. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PC18 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Communication Problems; Communication Research; Communication Skills; Cultural Context; Higher Education; *Instructional Materials; *Introductory Courses; *Nonverbal Communication IDENTIFIERS *Nonverbal Behavior; *Symbolic Interaction ABSTRACT The study of nonverbal communication continues to grow across the spectrum of research in many fields of study. Good textbooks and research studies are available to the scholar and the student, and courses about nonverbal behavior and communication are found in modern curricula. This book focuses on the complex, often hidden, processes that influence human nonverbal behavior. The book is designed for those who are taking a first course in nonverbal communication. Its author believes that a symbolic interactionist approach is useful to both scholars and students. Following a Preface, the book is divided into four parts. Under Part I are these chapters:(1) Making Sense of Nonverbal Communication;(2) Cultural Influences on Nonverbal Communication--Making Sense of Cultural Processes; (3) Social Influences on Nonverbal Communication--Making Sense of Social Processes; and (4) Psychological Influences on Nonverbal Communication- Making Sense of Psychological Processes. Under Part II are these chapters: (5) Gendered Influences on Nonverbal Communication--Making Sense of Gender; (6) Ethnicity and Nonverbal Communication--Making Sense of Ethnicity; (7) Aging and Nonverbal Communication--Making Sense of the Aging Process; and (8) Technological Influences on Nonverbal Communication--Making Sense of Communicative Technologies. Under Part III are these chapters:(9) Symbolic Interaction and Nonverbal Communication--Making Sense of Symbolic Interaction; and (10) Interpreting Nonverbal Communication: Problems, Possibilities and Applications--Making Final Sense of Nonverbal Communication. Under Part IV are references, a glossary, and an index. Appropriate notes are included at the end of each chapter as are questions for thought and discussion and suggestions for additional reading.(NKA) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. lttp://canfield.etext.net/index.htm Email the author with any feedback and comments. 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Making Sense of Nonverbal Communication Chapter Overview Aspects of Nonverbal Communication Research Symbolic Interactionist Perspective The Body and Identity Towards a Definition of Nonverbal Communication Behavior and Communication Differences Between Verbal and Nonverbal Communication 2 U BEST COPY AVAOLABLE lttp://canfield.etext.net/index.htm The Complexity of Nonverbal Communication Nonconscious and Habituated Behavior Accidental and Intentional Communication Signs, Symbols, Codes and Display Rules Emblematic and Gestural Communication Artifacts, Ceremonies and Rituals The Human Sensorium and Related Phenomena The Senses: Smell I Taste I Vision I Hearing I Touch Physical Attributes and Kinesics Somatypes Body Language Paralanguage Environmental Influences . Proxemics Chronemics Other Background Influences Sources of Knowledge About Nonverbal Communication Ethology, Biology and Evolution Linguistics and Anthropology Sociology and Social Psychology . Communication Key Themes in Nonverbal Communication Research Gender Ethnicity Age Technology and Mediation Related Topics Research Perspectives Self Assessment and Nonverbal Skills Summary Questions for Thought and Discussion Notes Suggested Readings 2. Cultural Influences on Nonverbal Communication MakingSenseofCultural Processes Chapter Overview The Many Meanings of Culture Multiple Interpretations of Culture Enculturation Processes: Assimilation and Accommodation lttp://canfield.etext.net/index.htm The Creation of Values The Shaping of Worldviews Cultural Dimensions Culture as Communication Cultural Influences on Nonverbal Communication The Hierarchy of Races in Early Anthropology Symbolizing the Human body Influences on Identity The Cultural Production of Face Cultural Influences on the Senses Cultural Influences on the Emotions Cultural Influences on Body Language, Posture, and Gesture Culture and Collective Nonverbal Communication Cultural Symbols Symbols, Beliefs and Behavior Paralanguage Rituals and Ceremonies Background Factors and Nonverbal Communication The General Environment Chronemics: Culture and Time Proxemics: Culture and Space The Geo-techno Dimension Summary Questions for Thought and Discussion Notes Suggested Readings 3. Social Influences on Nonverbal Communication Making Sense of Social Processes Chapter Overview Social Interaction and the Construction of Meaning Sensemaking or the 'Logic in use' Revisiting Symbolization The Situated Self, Standpoint Theory, Context and Codes The Influence of Place Agentive and Enactment Processes Human Agentry and Role-Taking Dramaturgy Games and Strategies Socialization Processes Early Childhood Activities: Imitation, Modeling and Role-Taking and Interaction ittp://canfield.etext.net/index.htm Play Joint Attention and Interaction Self and Body Image Stages in Life Nonverbal Competence and the Presentation of Self Action Theory and Networking Peer Groups Work and Institutional Influences Monadic, Dyadic and Group Activities Familial Influences The Creation of Relationships Interaction Routines and Public Activities Face-to-Face Interaction Routinized Behaviors Contingent Behavior Public Displays The Influence of Master Themes: Gender, Ethnicity, Age and Technology Micro, Meso and Macro Processes Ethnic Behaviors Genderized Behaviors The Aging Behaviors Technological Mediation Related Aspects of Social Influence Social Class, Social Power and Influence Regional Influences Specialized Milieaus and Manifest Codes Summary Questions for Thought and Discussion Notes Suggested Readings 4. PsychologicalInfluencesonNonverbal Communication-Making Sense of Psychological Processes Chapter Overview Ethological and Biological influences Theories of Consciousness Ethology and Behavior Autonomic Activities Neuronal, Sensory, Perceptual and Emotional Processes The Brain lttp://canfield.etext.net/index.htm Psychology, Biology and the Senses Oculesics Haptics Aurality Olfaction Gustatory Processes The Emotions Chronobiology Psychological and Symbolic Processes The Perceptual-Attribution Processes Consciousness, Nonconsciousness and Dreams Sleeping and Dreaming Mindfulness and Scripted Behaviors Identity and Self The Body as a Medium of Expression Body Shine Body Metaphors Normalcy, Shyness and Pathologies Shyness Biological and Psychological Disorders Differential Uses of the Body The Eyes and Facial Primacy Body Language Gestures and Emblems Self-presentation and Impression Management Monitoring the Self; Monitoring Others Self-presentation, Impression Management and Skilled Agentry The Nonverbal Reportoire Summary Questions for Thought and Discussion Notes Suggested Readings 5. Gendered Influences on Nonverbal Communication Making Sense of Gender Chapter Overview The Human Body and Sexual Behaviors Myths about Sex and Gender Biological Factors The Genetic Male and Female Male and Female Hormones Sexual Behaviors and Physical Attractiveness lttp://canfield.etext.net/index.htm Brain and Neuronal Differences Sensate Differences Gender as a Social Construction Genderization Socio-cultural Aspects of Gendered Identity Birthing and Socialization Gender Constancy and Middle Childhood Discourse Styles Female and Male Self Presentations Gendered Lenses, Androgyny and Stereotypes Gender, Standpoint, Power and Place Gender and Situation Gender, Ethnicity and Age Gender and the Media Gender in Relationships: Styles and Levels of Intimacy Gendered Encounters Types of Relationships Courtship Patterns Power and Violence in Relationships Gender in Social Situations Gender Schooling Gender and the Media Summary Questions for Thought and Discussion Notes Suggested Readings 6.Ethnicity and Nonverbal Communication Making Sense of Ethnicity Chapter Overview Ethnic Identity: A Historiographic Approach The American Egalitarian Ethos Early thought: The Great Chain of Being Monogenetics and Polygenetics The Concept of Race Phrenology Ethnicity A Brief Sketch of Ethnic Group Identity Native Americans: The Navajo or Dine Chinese Americans Africans/Black Americans Cuban Americans Ethnic Differences Ittp://canfield.etext.net/index.htm Linguistic Distinctiveness The Individualism-Communalism Dimension Differences in Cosmologies and Thoughtways Chinese, Navajo, Black and Cuban Cosmologies Other Differences