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Dolphin, Carol Zinner – 1987
Edward Hall's long accepted theories of proxemics, developed in the mid-sixties of this century, promoted the idea that culture plays the definitive role in determining how different individuals use personal space. Contact cultures, inhabited by people who are comfortable with touching and close contact, include those of Arabia, Latin America, and…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, Crowding