Body Language.The Smile in Intercultural Communication

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Body Language.The Smile in Intercultural Communication is written by Christina Haupt and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3668700214 (ISBN 10) and 9783668700215 (ISBN 13).

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Communications - Intercultural Communication, grade: 1,00, Eötvös Loránd Tudományegytem (Department of English and American Studies), language: English, abstract: Against the widespread belief that facial expressions are universally understood, I argue that smiling is a socially and culturally dependent phenomenon. The awareness of the perception and appropriateness of smiling in another society can be crucial to communicating successfully in an intercultural situation. This paper first gives a theoretical overview of the topic, followed by a brief glimpse of the evolution of smiling. Then, attention is given to the exploration of smiling in different cultures. Furthermore, the connection between smiling, gender and power relations is displayed. Before concluding, the impact of lying on smiling is discussed.