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language and so on. But what interested me was the idea that distance and invasion of personal space could influence a listeners decision-making processes. The author dubs this the "Expectancy
Violation Theory of Judee Burgoon" - Burgoon is brought into this chapter because of her research concerning nonverbal expectancy violations model that also dealt with personal space and interpersonal difference.
Griffin defines this theory by pointing out that there are times during which its okay to actually violate an individuals personal space when it comes to communicating a request or
a desire. I found this interesting because, as Griffin notes, this is diametrically opposed to the idea that individuals prefer distance from
others, and that an invasion of personal space is believed to be a terrible cultural faux pas. Though Burgoon, for the most part, agrees with the 30-inch-away-from-me rule as a
standard societal norm, she, along with Griffin, wrote about times during which that 30-inch rule were neither hard nor fast. Griffin talks about writing a recommendation for one student, Andre,
and accepting a lunch invitation issued by another student, Dawn. But when Belinda asked for help on a term paper and Charlie requested a water polo date that night, Griffin
told both of these individuals no. Now, Andre made his request while in Griffins space (0 to 18 inches), while Dawn made her request while across the room from the
professor. Griffin said that, despite Andres close distance, he wrote the recommendation, while Dawns position across the room, which should have precluded acceptance, did not. When it came to Charlie,
however, the professor noted that, despite his distance, Charlie was someone who cared more about water polo than studies; though he was seven feet away, his casual attitude continued to
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