You are at a meeting of health care professionals from several countries. If you observe someone from an Arabic or Hispanic country beginning a conversation with someone from America, what are you likely to witness with regard to proxemics?
a. The person from America will step back, and the Arabic or Hispanic person will step forward.
b. Both people will move apart before speaking.
c. The person from America will move closer, while the Arabic or Hispanic person moves back.
d. Both people will move closer together.
A
The person from America will step back and the Arabic or Hispanic person will step forward due to the different culture's perception of personal space. As a general rule, European Americans require a greater distance when talking to professional acquaintances than do Arabic or Hispanic people. In such a situation, the distance comfortable for an Arabic or Hispanic person when talking to a professional acquaintance is too close and too intimate for a European American, and the European American's preferred distance is too far for an Arabic or Hispanic person.
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