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ERIC Number: EJ142809
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1976
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Nonverbal Communication: Proxemics and Tactility in Latin America
Shuter, Robert
Journal of Communication, 26, 3, 46-52, Sum 76
Deals with a study conducted in Costa Rica, Panama, and Columbia to determine whether Latin Americans have similar distance and contact orientations regardless of sex and nationality. Concludes that the differences in behavior between the Central and South Americans are significant enough to warrant further research. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cultural Influences, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship, Latin American Culture, Nonverbal Communication, Personal Space
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