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Resources for Practitioners: Articles and Videos
- Edward T. Hall, Proxemic Theory, 1966 (Article)
This article details Proxemic Theory from Anthropologist and cross-cultural researcher, Edward T. Hall. - “Don’t stand so close to me!” How does your culture affect your attitude to personal space? (Article)
This LinkedIn article sheds light on cultural differences in proxemics. - When Does Close Become Too Close? (Article)
This Psychology Today article presents a research study in which Edward T. Hall's claims that high contact and low contact cultures dictate spatial comfort are not supported. Rather, gender, age, and a country's annual temperatures were the strongest predictors of space preferences. - Context of Cultures: High and Low (Article)
This resource discusses high and low context cultures and how these cultural general frameworks inform how space is seen cross-culturally. - Commuter Proxemics in Japan (Video - 13 sec)
This video shows commuters in Japan and could be used as a discussion starter in a group to begin unpacking how space is used across cultures. - COVID Expanded the Boundaries of Personal Space—Maybe for Good (Article)
This article discusses how COVID impacted personal space rules. - Understanding Proxemics through Restrooms: A “Hands-Off” Approach to Personal Space and Communication (Article)
This article presents an activity that discusses space in public restrooms. - Proxemics in Conversations Across Cultures Demonstration (Video - 4 mins)
This video demonstrates the Proxemics in Conversations Across Cultures Activity.
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