what does the physical distance between people reveal as they interact with each other?

Question

plz give reasonable answers.i will give a presentaion. i need to know what u think.

Answer 1

In general, everyone has a requirement for a degree of personal space, however this requirement varies between cultures. For example, it is common in the Newcastle area of the UK for men to embrace other mens shoulders,on a reasonable level of acquaintance, from a side-on aspect, whereas in the London area, this is far less common, and is generally frowned upon.

You have really chosen one heck of a difficult subject on which to give a presentation.This is because there are vast differences between cultures, even within the White community in the UK. Ulster Protestants, for example, take pains to maintain a distance of about 24 inches from their interlocutors; but once they have got to know you, they will venture towards a handshake. This is their indicator of great warmth. Ulster Catholics have the uncanny knack of sizeing you up in minutes, and, if they like you, will move very close in proximity and will hug and embrace with their idea of great warmth.

There is no universal concerning distances in human interaction - I can tell you that as definite. Body language is not innate univarsaly throughout humanity; it is determined socially and culturally, irrespective of ethnicity.

A good start for your research would be the works of the anthropologist, Desmond Morris. Also look at the works of Erving Goffman, Margaret Mead and Talcott Parsons. You will have to do one heck of a lot of book study before you commence fieldwork in this subject.

I hope this will be of use.

Answer 2

Physical distance is not always an indicator of the interaction between people.

Example:
If two people are relatively close to each other, one might say that they feel comfortable being with each other, as where another person might say that (example only) the male is dominating and won't let the female too far away.

Body language is more a precusor as to how people interact with another than distance is.

Good luck with your presentation.

Answer 3

Very interesting question!,perhaps we could all try this,next time your are at work or in the pub as you are standing talking to someone other than someone who is your squeeze, stand at least two feet away and just lean toward them, see if they lean
back away from you,also when you see someone talking look down to see which way they're feet are pointing (body language)
of all the people who i have noticed back-off when you get too close, people from Liverpool seem to regard their personal space
invaded more if you stand closer than two feet.
Horses for courses, try it anyway, hope this helps,Terry

Answer 4

Well a persons "comfort zone" is about 24 inches apart.

Answer 5

That they want to be noticed more (coming closer) or by keeping their distance they don't want to be noticed.