Proxemics and Kinesics
By: Morgan Elliott
Proxemics:
The distance between people that shows a certain relationship or attitude between the two.
Examples of proxemics
In this picture...
you can tell that these two are very close and enjoy each others company because of the smiles on their faces and how they are holding hands.
In this picture...
you can tell that these two are mad at each other because they are turned away from each other and both have a scowl on their face. Meaning they're mad at each other.
In this picture...
you can see that these two girls are best friends that haven't seen each other in a very long time and are happy to see each other. You can also tell that they're very close friends by how close they are when they are hugging.
Examples of kinesics:
In this picture...
both the people are smiling at each other and so you can tell they are happy with each others presence.
Frown faces...
you can tell in this picture that whatever just happened to that little boy or whatever someone just said to him mad him sad. That's a kind of kinesics.
As you can tell in this picture...
the two kids sticking their tongues out at each other and being sassy toward each other.