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After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
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| 1. Understand how verbal and nonverbal communication differ. |
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| 2. Discuss the types of messages that are communicated nonverbally. |
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| 3. Identify cultural universals in nonverbal communication. |
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| 4. Explain the limitations of some cross-cultural research findings. |
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| 5. Define and give an example of cross-cultural differences in facial expressions, proxemics, gestures, eye contact, chronemics, and silence. |
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| 6. Discuss the relationship between nonverbal communication and power. |
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| 7. Define cultural space. |
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| 8. Describe how cultural spaces are formed. |
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| 9. Explain why it is important to understand cultural spaces in intercultural communication. |
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| 10. Understand the differences between the modernist and postmodern views of cultural spaces. |