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Public Distance

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Public Distance
A personal space at the far end of the territory in which humans operate

public distance
Psychology A space at the far end of the territory in which social humans operate. See Proxemics. Cf Intimate distance, Personal distance, Social distance.


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30) Hall argued that proximity matters: Social distance is used by "people who work together," (31) while persons at a public distance are outside the "circle of involvement" and are more likely to be perceived in a "formal style.
 
 
 
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