Nonverbal communication : where nature meets culture / edited by Ullica Segerstråle, Peter Molnár.

Other author Segerstråle, Ullica Christina Olofsdotter.
Other author Molnár, P., 1942-
Format Book
Publication InfoMahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1997.
Descriptionviii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Nonnverbal communication: crossing the boundary between culture and nature / Ullica Segerstrale and Peter Molnar -- Universal facial expressions of emotion: an old controversy and new findings / Paul Ekman and Dacher Keltner -- Psychophysiological reactions to facial expressions / Ulf Dimberg -- Universals in interpersonal interactions / Wulf Schiefenhovel -- Preverbal communication in humans and the genesis of culture / Hanus Papousek and Mechthild Papousek -- Development of emotions and their expression in task-oriented situations in infants and preschool children / Klaus Schneider.
Contents Nonverbal communication in nonhuman primates: implications for the emergence of culture / Stephen J. Suomi -- Communication signals of animals: contributions of emotion and reference / Peter Marler and Christopher S. Evans -- Social function of "smile" and "laughter": variations across primate species and societies / Signe Preuschoft and Jan A.R.A.M. van Hooff -- Primate communication and the ecology of a language niche / Alexandra Maryanski -- Evolution of emotions: the nonverbal basis of human social organization / Jonathan H. Turner -- Nonverbal communication and culture / Walter Goldschmidt.
Contents Posture as an interface between biology and culture / Michel Heller -- Sign language and gestures in medieval Europe: monasteries, courts of justice, and society / August Nitschke -- Nonverbal communication and the emergence of moral sentiments / Robert Frank.
Local noteLittle-303925--305131009562Z
General noteChiefly papers presented at a conference held at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF), Bielefeld, Germany, March 1992.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 96002148
ISBN0805821791 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BF637.N66 N66 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold