Examples Of Body Language In Social Interaction

“Body language in social interactions”

There is a lot that you can infer based on the body language of social interactions. Judgments are made from the body language of others and by doing this, a person can gain a better understanding of the people in which they surrounded by or who they are personally interacting with. There is no doubt that body language remains to be important even though at a time where social media takes away from these social interactions. Body language is the basis for social interaction in humans and we need it to make those proper connections.

For the first scenario, I observed the social interaction between a pair of women in the mall. These women appeared to be around the age of late 30’s- or early 40’s. After

The man and woman both appeared to be in their early-20’s and were sitting across from each other at a table. They were engaging with each other, but there were some awkward pauses. From their interaction, the final impression I made on them was that they were potential dates. The man tried his best to maintain eye contact for longer periods with the woman, but it proved difficult for him. He would look at her and then look down at the table throughout their conversation. The man was fidgeting with his clothing slightly, and he wiped his palms against his pants at one point. His facial expressions indicated that he was having an enjoyable time, even though he looked a little serious from his nervous behavior. As for the woman, her body language was mostly relaxed. She would maintain eye contact with him, and would smile at him. Even though it was not as obvious as him, she seemed slightly nervous because she licked her lips a few times and was touching her hair. From the cues, both appeared to be attracted to each other and were interested in the conversation. Their body positions were open and did not indicate signs of boredom or unpleasantness. Their date appeared to be going well, as they left in smiles together afterwards. For the last scenario, I was in the library doing homework and there was a pair of college student males working on an assignment together. They were sitting next to each other, but

It is the non-verbal part of communication and there is a lot that can be inferred based on looking at the body language cues. There are emotions, gestures, body positions, behaviors, etc. that provide messages in social interactions. Social media impacts how we are interacting with each other and it should be avoided when possible. Our body language serves as the basis for social interactions to properly be