He allies Montaigne's acute sense of the meaning of human proximity to "proxemics", "the anthropology of people's relationships to each other in space" invented in the Sixties. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
"proxemics" measures how far apart people like to be when conducting different kinds of conversation. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference
May it's just a matter of bad journalistic proxemics. From Wordnik.com. [The Bruce Ivins Anthrax Case coverage, not so good.] Reference
As a result, the study of proxemics has taken on new importance and a lot of scientists are looking into it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-11-12] Reference
QUESTION: Can you tell us, Mr. Nicholson, about the proxemics to extra ventilation or air pockets that could actually help sustain these miners?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2006] Reference
The ‘looking’ would also include how you move (or not), how you centre yourself, your ‘proxemics’ i.e. body language, including proximity to the students, even touch, and so on. From Wordnik.com. [P is for Presence « An A-Z of ELT] Reference
Prior to conducting the survey and interviewing a few other peoples from various lands, I also posited a hypothesis about sense of safety by individuals based upon their own cultural identity related to cultural “proxemics”. From Wordnik.com. [SAFETY and LIVING in KUWAIT, i.e. PROXEMICS & LIVING NEXT to the CIVIL WAR in IRAQ] Reference
Since your expertise is so much greater than mine, perhaps, in helping explain to me why people, in different cultures, may hold hands or have different criteria for personal distance, you might want to use some of the work of Edward T. Hall on the cultural anthropology of proxemics. From Wordnik.com. [Brownback Supports Pace's "Homosexuality Is Immoral" Comment] Reference
They initiate the closer proxemics, inviting people into their space, creating an interactive effect. From Wordnik.com. [Psychology Today] Reference
Much of the story is conveyed through gestures, facial expressions, haptics and proxemics, which add dimension to the dialogue. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
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