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... While men’s nonverbal communication tends to imitate behaviors that can be associated with dominance and power (with a need to lead or control an interaction).
In the observational study of gender differences I conducted, these tendencies were shown in the four areas of nonverbal communication described here:
- Body movement (gestures, facial expression, posture)
- Eye contact, gaze
- Touch
- Space, and the use of it
BODY MOVEMENT
Women employed more facial signals of submission, being therefore more expressive facially (smiled more frequently, also cry or looked hurt more frequently). ...
EYE CONTACT
When the eyes of two persons meet, there is a special kind of communication. ...
TOUCH
Touch initiation may depend not on gender alone but also on the intentionality of the touch, the age and the relationship of the participants, and the setting where the touch occurs. ...
There are obvious differences between men and womens nonverbal communication skills. Yet, non-verbal communication is unique to each situation and individual at hand. The situation someone is in can limit or emphasize the amount of non-verbal communication, how it is sent, and how it is received or interpreted.
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