Personal Space

During the next few days as you talk to people and watch other people talk to each other, ask yourself the following questions:

  1. How close am I standing to this person?
  2. What is my relationship to this person?
  3. How close are they standing to each other?
  4. What is their relationship? (If you are not sure, make a guess based on the space they keep between them.)
Fill in the chart with your observations:
Me or Person 1 Person 2 Relationship Distance* Touching
*distance here refers to spatial distance. It includes physical touching, such as an arm pat.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
a couple with the man on the phone
two business men talking

How would you describe the relationships of the people in these pictures?