Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 1 Chapter Six: Gendered Nonverbal Communication gendered lives

“We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.” ~ John Dryden Copyright © 2004 Wadsworth

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 3 Functions of Nonverbal Communication To Supplement Verbal Communication To Regulate Interaction To Establish the Relational Level of Meaning  Responsiveness  Liking  Power or Control

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 4 When nonverbal and verbal contradict we tend to accept the nonverbal inference. Microsoft Photo

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 5 Nonverbal Signals Vary from culture to culture Microsoft Photo Gender Differences in Nonverbal Cues Gender Differences in Nonverbal Cues

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 6 Forms of Nonverbal Communication Artifacts Proximity and Personal Space  Proxemics  Territoriality Haptics (touch)Physical characteristics

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 7 Forms of Nonverbal Communication Artifacts  Cultural Meaning and Expectations - Feminine and Masculine  Baby- & Childhood  Adulthood

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 8 Forms of Nonverbal Communication Proximity and Personal Space  Proxemics Status and Space Status and Location  Territoriality Who Enters Who’s Space Privacy and Territory

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 9 Personal space at work.. Your Office Your Desk A Table in the Cafeteria Microsoft Photo

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 10 Forms of Nonverbal Communication Haptics (touch)  Daughters Touched More than Sons  Social Learning Feminine - Affiliative Behavior Masculine - Control and Power  Touch and Physical Force Microsoft Photo

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 11 Who touches the most? Who touches the most? Teacher or student? Doctor or patient? Manager or worker? Minister or parishioner? Police officer or accused? Business executive or secretary?

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 12 Forms of Nonverbal Communication Kinesics (Facial and Body Motion) Gender Differences in…  Head Tilt  Smiles  Emotional Expressiveness  Use of Eye Contact

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 13 Women Signal Interest and Involvement by Sustaining Eye Contact. Men Generally do not Hold eye Contact. Photodisc

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 14 People with Power Obtain More Space Invade Spaces of Others Touch Others More Are Less Intuitive Make Less Direct Eye Contact

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 15 Paralanguage  Rate  Volume  Inflection  Pitch  Rhythm  Accent Forms of Nonverbal Communication Microsoft Photo

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 16 Forms of Nonverbal Communication Physical Appearance Gender Differences in…  Cultural Expectations  Satisfaction with Appearance  Implications of Emphasis on Thinness

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Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 18 If men dislike their physical features It seldom affects how they feel about their competence, worth, ability If women dislike their bodies They generalize that they are unworthy and unattractive

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 19 Cultural Values and Gendered NV Communication Behaviors Expected of Women Emphasize Communality Behaviors Expected of Men Emphasize Agency One Set Valued More Than Other

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 20 Cultural Values and Gendered NV Communication Masculine Characteristics Seen as Standard or Normal Feminine Characteristics Inconsistent with Normal

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 21 Respecting Gendered Styles of NV Communication Greater Accuracy of Interpretation Results from Understanding and Respect Need to Suspend Judgment and Consider Other In Their Own Terms Respecting Other Broadens Range of Options

Ch. 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 22 gendered lives