Considers the social significance of body movement, emphasizing the relationship between movement and interpersonal communication. Reviews research on body movement, considering the information conveyed by bodily cues in relation to emotion, speech, individual differences, and interpersonal relationships. Theoretical treatment of the social significance of body movement is based on Wiener's encoding/decoding distinction. Discusses methods of changing people's use and awareness of body movement.
- ISBN10 0471900699
- ISBN13 9780471900696
- Publish Date 28 September 1983
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 March 1993
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 222
- Language English