Touch is a type of nonverbal communication, nonverbal communication is ways people communicate in addition to words. The word haptic is used to describe the study of touching. In this week's exercises it asks to describe the rules that govern touching in four different relationships as if a person from a different culture was visiting our culture. The way a person uses touch as an addition to communicating has to be culturally appropriate, because if not it can get people into trouble for misusing it. Gender influences the way the touch rules apply for example say if a grown man outside of a 13 year old girl’s family was talking with her, he most likely won’t use touch as a way to convey his message to her. There are factors discussed in …show more content…
It also helps let a child trust the adult more. Even those that aren't family but still apart of the child life for example a teacher, that would be acceptable. Gender plays a big part in this relationship also when it comes to gender it is more likely that a woman would use more touch when speaking to younger audiences than men. WIth these situations it really is important where the person touched then and what their intent of it was for example did the touch last a long time, and how the person is reacting about it. The third relationship is between two friends, depending on how close the friendship is, usually friends use touch more often than other relationships. Usually people that are friends are comfortable with each other which makes things not weird to use touch. Touch isn’t typically used with pressure it is a friendly touch, nothing more than just friendly touches. With either gender friends tend to use touch regardless of male of female but female I would say use it a little bit more. The fourth relationship is between a boss and an employee, with this kind of a relationship the way you communicate should be more on a professional level. In this relationship it isn’t likely for people to use touch while communicating. Touch is a more personal way to add to communication that typically
Non-verbal communication in the Chinese culture has much to do with touch (Giger and Davidhizar,
When we look at new born baby, most of the time when they explore the new world, they will use their hand try to reach the object that they are interested in. To remember how that object feel through touching. When we grow up, when we meet someone, the first thing we will do is to give out our hand to greet other with a handshake, in fact this simple action can also reveal our personality. When we do not like or trying to protect ourselves, our hand will become a fist, ready to punch to express dislike. In a relationship, we often see couples holding hands, which can also explaining as they are fear to lose each other, besides they are willing to hand their life to their opponent. When we are holing other hands, we feel secure and someone to
When amongst friends, however, they are very expressive and animated, use direct eye contact, and frequently use touch to communicate. Most interactions are very close due to smaller personal space requirements. For these reasons, touch by trusted caregivers is often appreciated.
Touch: touching another person can send signs of care, love, power or sexual interest. You should think before touching someone in a health and social care environment as it could come across as inappropriate. If you give a child a hug when they are upset in a nursery or hospital this shows that you are caring and trying to make them feel better, but if a adult hugged a teenager this may come across as too intimate. You can use this in health and social care when you are in a care home and a client is feeling lonely and upset and you give them a hug they would appreciate that and not feel offended by it , as long as it’s appropriate and you have their permission to touch them.
In some cultures touching and hugging is a big part of their lives. How you touch someone says a lot about you. The way you touch someone says a lot if you touch them loving and comforting it shows you are kind. If you touch them too hard and hurt them, people are going to be afraid to touch you when they see you. In the United States we always shake hands with people when see them or meet someone a new person. That says you are friendly but not always in a good way. We shake hands with a lot of people and sometimes we don’t really want to see that person any more.
Touch - Touch is the most used non-verbal communication. An example is when we shake hands at a first meeting. The way we handle individuals can be a positive way of communicating. We communicate when we lift an individual’s leg or move them.
Chapter 4 – Nonverbal Communication 1. What are the functions of nonverbal messages? ● Substitute ● complement verbal messages: adds to verbal message, improves clarity and understanding ● contradict: non verbal behavior not reflecting verbal message 2. Know the different codes (i.e., kinesics, haptics, proxemics, vocalics, chronemics, and self- presentation cues). Code 1 - Kinesics / Use of the body ● Gestures ○ Emblems - gestures with explicit meaning and dictionary definitions ○ Illustrator - gestures that accompany verbal message ○ Adaptors - Touching behaviors that reveal internal states such as anxiety ■ self adaptors ■ object adaptors - handling of objects ■ other adaptors - touching other people ● Eye contact / Oculesics ○ both people are looking directly into each others eyes ● Functions ○ regulates interaction ○ monitors interaction ○ signals cognitive activity ○ expresses involvement
Examples of nonverbal communication of this type include shaking hands, patting the back, hugging, pushing, or other kinds of touch. Other forms of nonverbal communication are facial expressions, gestures, and eye contact. When someone is talking, they notice changes in facial expressions and respond accordingly.
In a lot of cultures touching is considered to be disrespectful and rude but in on our culture it is not a bad thing, it is etiquette. When we first meet someone, whether it is someone of the opposite sex or same sex, at a family gathering or social event they are often greeted with a hug, handshake, or a kiss on the cheek. If you walk in to a scenery of Cubans and do not greet them in any of those forms you are considered to be rude. Touching is a demonstration of affection. It is not taboo and does not carry a sexual connotation (Cuba, 2017). When someone in our culture goes to see a healthcare provider we like to be greeted by our formal name and with a handshake(Graham and Ritter, 2017). That is a respectful and professional way to approach us and makes us feel comfortable. When we feel comfortable in our environment it makes the appointment go by smoother and we are
From what can be seen in the film (Arranged, 2007), the two characters Rachel and Nasira, are not accustomed to being touched by other people. One scene where Rachel had her face touched she seemed very uncomfortable while the blind kid was touching her face. Next scene, when Rachel was talking to some guy at a party she refused to shake his hand. Another scene, Nasira was telling Rachel that her date touched her, but all they did was bump into each other. In the modern western culture, people are used to coming in contact with other people. For example, I and my friends, we always shake hands, high five and hug each other.
Any communication interaction involves two major components in terms of how people are perceived: verbal, or what words are spoken and nonverbal, the cues such as facial expressions, posture, verbal intonations, and other body gestures. Many people believe it is their words that convey the primary messages but it is really their nonverbal cues. The hypothesis for this research paper was: facial expressions directly impact how a person is perceived. A brief literature search confirmed this hypothesis.
I recently observed a young couple interacting while sitting in a coffee house. To begin with, the couple seemed awkward and unsure initially and became more comfortable with one another as the time passed. The couple used all types of nonverbal signals but I particularly noticed there was very little space between them, they often touched, and they almost always maintained eye contact. While I observed them, they sat side by side on a small couch, facing each other, and the female sometimes touched the male's arms and thighs. Based on what I witnessed, the nonverbal signals helped this couple to successfully correspond to one another and moved along their conversation. Although I could not make out their conversation it was very evident both
Men, on the other hand, are more likely than women to associate touching with sexual intentions and therefore are much less likely to use touch during a conversation with another male. (Carnes) At the core, the reasons why men and women have different body language tendencies lies in accordance with each respective gender’s interpretations of signals he or she gives or receives. It is clear that they ways that men and women use nonverbal communication significantly differ from one another.
In a romantic relationship, it is easy to have miscommunication between a man and a woman. “Most researchers agree that 70% or more of the meaning of any message is communicated through nonverbal channels like eye contact, facial expressions, posture, hand gestures, etc.” (Stinnett, 2015). Verbal and nonverbal messages are like a relationship, they work well together that way the message is sent and delivered appropriately and that there is no miscommunication. Women have their way of expressing themselves to their boyfriend, fiancé, and or husband and vice versa for men. This paper will focus on the varying behavior of gender in expressing the different type of emotions using nonverbal communication in a romantic relationship. Following
According to Carnes (2010), since men are more likely than women to associate touching with sexual intentions, heterosexual men are less to use touch during conversation with other men. Due to what men call, “Manly hood” or a similar term called “standards”. Men tend to keep distances from people when they talk to them and touch them less. Men do not express too much when touching other men unlike women, where they are far less concerned about touching other women because they also use touching as an expression of friendship or sympathy. They stand close to people and touch them to generally connect with whoever they are talking to. The difference between the two are simple, men aren’t as open as women where they express their feelings to men through touching just as to other women. This is considered a nonverbal difference because, like other reasons, it can be interpreted in different ways by different genders.