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Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone? While it may sound safe to avoid all physical contact so as
Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone? While it may sound safe to avoid all physical contact so as
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2022-03-23
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问题
Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone? While it may sound safe to avoid all physical contact so as not to offend anyone, the lack of touching might imply cold attitudes or indifference in interpersonal relationships.
So, what should we do? The simple answer is to thoroughly learn unique cultural norms for physical contact. In nonverbal communication terminology (术语), physical contact and the study of touching are generally referred to as haptics.
Haptics in communication often suggest the level of intimacy. They are usually classified into two groups: high-contact and low-contact.
Asia and quite surprisingly the United States, Canada and Britain belong to low-contact cultures. People from the rest of the world, such as Latin America, are considered to be in high-contact cultures, where they tend to expect touching in social interactions and feel more comfortable with physical closeness. Despite the classification, there are more complex factors such as relational closeness, gender, age, and context that can affect how someone views physical contact.
One common French custom of greetings is cheek-kissing, but it is mostly restricted to friends, close acquaintances and family members. While cheek-kissing for Latin Americans is also a universal greeting form, it does not require such a high degree of relational closeness. However, gender matters more for them because cheek-kissing often only happens between women or a man and a woman but not two men.
In contrast, in certain Arabian, African, and Asian countries, men can publicly hold hands or show physical affection as signs of brotherhood or friendship while these behaviors may suggest a romantic relationship in other parts of the world. Although men’s touching is more normal in these cultures, physical contact between persons of opposite sexes who are not family members is negatively perceived in Arabian countries.
These factors could definitely affect the degree to which someone is comfortable with tactile (触觉的 ) communication and physical intimacy. Therefore, if you are someone who loves to show physical affection, you should not be afraid to show it or drastically change your behaviors—just ask for consent beforehand!
What do we learn about people in high-contact cultures?
选项
A、They are sensitive to the way people express their emotions.
B、They take touching as a cultural norm in social interactions.
C、They attach great importance to close ties among people.
D、They tend to be more open in interpersonal relationships.
答案
B
解析
推理判断题。定位句指出,来自世界其他地区的人,如拉丁美洲人,被认为处于高接触文化中,他们往往会在社交互动中期待接触,并对身体上的亲近感到更舒适。由此推断出,触摸是高接触文化中的人在社交时的一种典型行为和习惯,属于一种文化规范,故答案为B)。A)在文中未提及,故排除;定位句中提到高接触文化中的人对身体上的亲近感到更舒适,而C)提到的是看重人与人之间的亲密关系,与定位句中身体上的亲近不是一个概念,故排除C);D)中的更开放没有在文中提及,故排除。
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