Voice of Intellectual Man- An International Journal
Year : 2011, Volume : 1, Issue : 2
First page : ( 99) Last page : ( 108)
Print ISSN : 2231–6914.

Non- Verbal Communication & Gender

Singh Soniya*, Research Scholar, Singh Navneet K.**, NET-JRF, Research Scholar

Department of Anthropology of Lucknow University, Lucknow (India)

*Email id: singhsoniya33@yahoo.in

**Email id: mrvikki@gmail.com

Online published on 16 January, 2012.

Abstract

Communication is a dynamic process with the interacting components of sending, receiving and feedback. It has always been an important skill that all people should develop. In general the humans are able to communicate complex emotion through behavioral cues. When the behavioral cue is out of context there is less emotion decoding accuracy. Non-verbal cues also influence how one perceive and are perceived. Familiar faces may make one more likely to start a relationship and continue it. Nervous facial expression hinders others’ perception of one's competence and persuasiveness. Non-verbal cues can provid e informatio n one may not want dispelled. At times non-verbal cues may be used to emphasize a message one are trying to convey. On other occasions it replaces verbal communication. Communication is used in everyday life, from greeting a stranger to touching a lover. The non-verbal behavior an individual uses is a product of characteristics endowed at birth and socially learned norms. In the present paper an attempt is made to find out that if there is a gender dimension to everyday social interaction? There are reasons to believe that there is. Because interactions are shaped by the larger social context, it is not surprising that both verbal and nonverbal communication may be perceived and expressed differently by men and women. Understandings of gender and gender roles are greatly influenced by social factors and are related broadly to issues of power and status in society. The significance of communication practices in shaping our lives is no less important in the arena of gender and communication.

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Keywords

Non-verbal Communication, Facial Expression, Body Language, Social Status.

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