Differences In Nonverbal Communication Styles between Cultures: The Latino-Anglo Perspective

Abstract

Some of differences in nonverbal communication styles in the Anglo and Latino cultures are examined, with attention given to some of the misunderstandings that can result. The treatment covers proxemics (distance), kinesics (gestures and facial expressions), and oculesics. The importance of studying one's own culture as a way of becoming aware of these cultural differences is stressed. A heightened awareness of the differences can be extremely important to anyone who wants to be effective in a diverse work environment.In every social encounter, nearly twothirds of the meaning in the interaction is conveyed in nonverbal ways, according to such experts in the area of nonverbal communication as Ray L. Birdwhistle and A. Mehrabian. Nonverbal communication is defined as the nonlinguistic messages that are consciously or unconsciously encoded and decoded through such means as facial expressions, body gestures (kinesics), space (proxemics), touch (haptics), eye contact (oculesics), time (chronemics), tone (paralinguistics), and

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