跨文化交际之空间领域感.ppt

ProxemicsNinth Group.CONTENTS01Caseandquestions02WhatisProxemics?03TheexamplesofProxemics04ThereasonsfordifferentProxemics目 录05Thesolutions.CaseSusie，anAmericanlivinginChina,broughtherfour-year-oldsontoaparkoneafternoontolethimplay.Ashewasplayingbesideher,however,shelookedaroundandnoticedmanypeoplestaringatherchild.Shestartedatherchild.Shestartedtobecomequiteupset.Then,suddenly,onemantookouthisphoneandstartedtotakeaphotooftheboy.Susieconfrontedtheman,“Whatareyoudoing?Youhavenorighttophotographmyboy!”Sheangrilytookherboyandmovedtoanotherpartofthepark.Afterafewminutes,Susiestartedtoclamdown.However,justasshewascomfortableagain,anelderlyChinesewomanwalkedupwithabigsmileandreacheddownandpattedtheboyshead.“Hessocute!”shesaid.Shethenproceededtorubhischeekswithherhand.Case Asthewomanwastouchinghisface,however,Susiequicklyreacheddownandpickedtheboyup.“Howdareyoutouchmyson!”sheyelledatthewomanangrily.Beforethewomanhandachancetorespond,Susiestormedoffwithherboyandneverreturnedtothatpark.Questions 1、Why does susie get so upset at the people staring,the man taking the photo,and the woman touching her son?Susieisupsetbecauseeachofthesepeopleisinvadingtheprivacyandpersongalspaceofherson 2、How does this reflect American proxemics？Americansgenerallypreferalargedistancebetweenthemandstangers.Thisisespeciallysowhenonesownchildisinvolved.easterncountriestendtorequireamuchsmallerpersonnalspaceandareaccustomedtostaringatchildrenofotherpeople,commentingonthem,andtouchingthem.InAmerican,though,thisisseenasdisrespectfulatbestorchildendangermentatworset.Parentsmayevencallthepoliceiftheythinksomeoneapperstobetakingtoomuchofaninterestintheirchild.Questions 3、How should the Chinese people have acted when they saw her boy playing?TheChinesepeopleintheparkcanlookatandadmirethechild,buttheyshouldnotstare.Theyshouldnottakeanyphotoswithoutthemotherspermission.Andtheyshouldnevertouchanotherpersonschildunlesstheyarefamilymembersorveryclosefrends.What is Proxemics?Proxemicsisasubcategoryofthestudyofnonverbalcommunicationalongwithhaptics(touch),kinesics(bodymovement),vocalics(paralanguage),andchronemics(sructureoftime).ProxemicscanbedefinedastheinterrelatedobservationsandtheoriesofmansuseofspaceasaspecializedelaborationofculturePersomalspacethatwecarrywithus,thebubbleofspacethatyoukeepbetweenyourselfandthepersonaheadofyouinaline.Physicalspace,suchaswhydesksfacethefrontofaclassroomratherthantowardsacenterisle.Diagram of Eward T.Halls personal reaction bubbles(1966),showing radius in feet.The examples of ProxemicsInChina,theyoungwomenoftenwalkhandinhandandthemaleisclosetoeachothertoshowtheircloserelationshipsHoweverinAmericabesidesrelatives,lovers,excellentfriends,thesamesexfriendsrarelykeepclosedistance,otherwiseitwillbemisunderstoodasgay.The examples of ProxemicsArabsliketogettogetherinpublicplacestotoucheachother,feeleachother,hugeachotherandtoucheachothersnose,smelleachotherHowever,theGermanshaveastrongsenseofself,theircomprehensionofinvasiondistanceisvisionforthem,eveniftheotherpeopletoseeafeweyeisalsoaviolation.The examples of ProxemicsInAmerica,peoplewillqueueupforthebus,ifsetsarepermittedtheywillseparatesittingeventhereisnosetstheywillkeepthedistancetoavoidphysicalcontact,andkeepquietanddoesntpeekothersnewspaperInChinaitscommontoseeChinesepushingotherstogeton.The reasons for different Proxemics1、ChinesecultureiscolonycultureandclusteringculturesoChinesecultureismoreemphasisoncooperationEnglish-speakingcountriescultureisdistributedsoAmericansaremoreemphasisonindividualismandrespectforpersonalprivacybecausetheybelievetheycancontroltheirprivacysothatgetemotionalrelaxationandprotectthecommunication2、Comparing with other countries,China has large density of population so that the personal space distance is much shorter which makes us accustomed to the crowded situation,especially in park and other densely populated place and weaken our territory desire to let us share space The United States covers an area of 9629091 square kilometers,with a population density of 31 people per square kilometer,which creates Americans strong territorial desire.The reasons for different Proxemics3、ChinesevaluesthathumannatureisgoodsotheyareclosedWesternvaluesthathumannatureisevilsotheyalwayskeepadistancewithstrangers.The solutionsItisnecessaryforustounderstandeachothersculturalspatialassociationisnearbodyornonnearbody,strengthentheculturaldifferencecomparison,atthesametimetorespecteachothersculture,throughmultiplechannelstoabsorbexperiencetheexoticculture,dontimposesthelocalcultureeachother.The Ninth Group.