ゼミ課題 Summary Proxemics（ゼミ生カメ女）

Proxemics
〈Summary〉
　Proxemics is the study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situations.
Every person is surrounded by a psychological bubble of space. The bubble contracts and expands depending on the person’s cultural background, emotional state, and the activity in which he or she is participating.
Culture has an effect on how people perceive themselves in space and how they use space.

　・Italians, Russians, Spaniards, Latin Americans, Middle Easterners, French… prefer close personal contact
　・Northern Europeans, Scandinavians, Germans…　avoid touching and close contact

　There are four classifications that person’s spatial needs.
Intimate distance: private activities
Personal distance: comfort bubble
Social distance : business transactions and casual social exchanges
Public distance : public speaking

　This is my experience that I had in Odakyu line. I am using the Odakyu line. One day, I was on a train and it was very crowded. I felt uncomfortable because people were too close. When I learned Proxemics, I came up with this experience, and I was surprised that this experience is proved by the study. I learned that strangers tend to avoid other people and are away from them keep comfortable distance from Proxemics.