Non-Verbal Communication and Gender

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This paper gives an overview of some of the more interesting issues involving gender and cultural differences in gesture and posture: non-verbal communication. It begins by studying gender differences in body language and, following this, moves on to the differing significance of gestures and posture in various cultures. The paper concludes with a summary of findings and with recommendations for further exploration.

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"The issues surrounding posture communication are as diverse yet interesting as the communications themselves. In the case of gender, how men and women speak through body language (in North American culture) is a topic which has been much written about in books, articles, and scientific journals. The issue of cultural communication is one which is equally important to the traveler as to the layperson. For example, the forming of index finger and thumb for the "OK" sign in North America means something very different in Japan In Japan country it means money. (Times) In other countries the "OK" sign can mean something very rude, it can mean that things are "not OK" or that you would like coins instead of bills."

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