Proxemic behavior of primary school children as a function of their socioeconomic class and subculture.

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Reports 2 field studies in which pairs of schoolchildren were photographed conversing in a school yard. In Study 1, 13 lower-class black and 20 lower-class white pairs were observed. Interaction distances between dyad members were computed using a new photogrammetric technique, and 10 judges rated photographs for interaction distance. Results by both methods indicate no differences between subcultures. Study 2 explored the effects of subculture and socioeconomic class on interaction distance between members of 68 pairs of schoolchildren. Middle-class Ss stood further apart while conversing than lower-class Ss. There was no difference between blacks and whites. Findings serve to contradict E. T. Hall's 1966 contention that cross-cultural groups display differential proxemic behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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