| Kinesics and Context: Essays on Body Motion Communication Contributor(s): Birdwhistell, Ray L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812210123 ISBN-13: 9780812210125 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1970 Annotation: Ray L. Birdwhistell, in this study of human body motion (a study he terms "kinesics"), advances the theory that human communication needs and uses all the senses, that the information conveyed by human gestures and movements is coded and patterned differently in various cultures, and that these codes can be discovered by skilled scrutiny of particular movements within a social context. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
| Dewey: 153 |
| LCCN: 77122379 |
| Series: Conduct and Communication |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 9" (1.10 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ray L. Birdwhistell, in this study of human body motion (a study he terms kinesics), advances the theory that human communication needs and uses all the senses, that the information conveyed by human gestures and movements is coded and patterned differently in various cultures, and that these codes can be discovered by skilled scrutiny of particular movements within a social context. |