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What is kinesics?
Kinesics literally means body movement. It stands for the way the
body or its parts communicates without words, using facial
expressions, gestures, etc.
One can loose with words, but body language speaks truth.
Proxemics
The term proxemics refers to the study of the way the people use
physical space to convey messages
Proxemics is what brings us together, today. The term proxemics
was coines by researcher Edward Hall during the 1950s and 1960s
and has to do with the study of our use of space and how various
differences in that use can make us feel more relaxed.
Advantages of kinesics
Limitations of kinesics
Limitations of kinesics
Advantages of Proxemics
(a)Fixed-feature space
Limitations of Proxemics
We cannot totally rely upon non verbal communication, it may not always
be true.
Comparison
In the Kinesics we studied about Motion gestures and in Proxemics we studied about
using personal space.
In the Kinesics we study of convey that occurs through body movement , positions ,
and facial expressions but in proxemics we study the occurs through special
behavior.
In proxemics there is a study of the use of space, touch, and distance as features of
nonverbal communication. and in Kinesics we study of non verbal gestures, facial
expression, eye contact and body posture.