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Don't Stand So Close to Me: Unexpected Proxemic Violations

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Sample Nonverbal communication courses often highlight some basic principles about the distinctions between verbal and nonverbal messaging, and one of the more generally dismissed principles is one of the more important to understand across a variety of interpersonal contexts: that nonverbal beha...

The World at Play: Performance from the Audienceâ€(TM)s Perspective

Author(s): Cason Warinner Murphy

Across the world and throughout history, groups of various individuals have gathered together at a certain time and place for no purpose other than to see performances. From Greek tragoedia to Japanese bunraku to contemporary musical theatre, audiences play a crucial part in any performance, yet the...

The Truth is in the Photo? The Ramifications of a Photo Posted on Instagram

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Abstract When an NHL player goes out clubbing with childhood friends, he posts pictures on Instagram. The next morning he wakes to the news that his pictures are all over TMZ and other celebrity gossip sites and he is being characterized as a leader of the Blood gang. Over the next 12 hours, the ...

Risk Assessment and Negative Affect: Examining Compliance Gaining in the Context of Major Crises and Disasters

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Sample While a substantive body of research has explored compliance gaining processes related to environmental risks, the threats posed by impending environmental crises and natural disasters likely constitute a unique psychological state in which information seeking is paramount, in order to est...

Why Has Finding God Changed My Relationships? Managing Change Associated with Religious Conversion

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Abstract John stood in front of the mirror. He turned his body to one side and then the other trying to get the best view possible of his lats. This morning, like every morning since he had joined the Kelleira College football team, the mirror confirmed John’s own thoughts—he was a stud. He was t...

The Pillars of Russia's History

Author(s): Melvyn Weissman

The Pillars of Russia's History introduces the reader to Russia's history and, when appropriate, offers alternative explanations for the course that Russia traveled and how that differentiates its history from that of the West. The publication promotes debate and dialogue by re-evaluating earlier hy...