Proxemics: Use of space as it relates to different cultures.

Example: Some cultures feel more comfortable standing closer to one another.  Americans typically stand farther apart from one another.

Kinesics: the study of body language which includes facial expressions, posture, gestures, body movements, eye contact, or any ritual, that conveys and message of meaning for a culture.

Example:  The Japanese bow as part of their culture, but it is a very complex system and has deeper meaning.

Paralinguistics: vocal, nonverbal utterances that carry and augment meaning.  How people speak, and use pitch, intonation, grunts, and so on help to clarify what they are trying to say.

Haptics:  the art of how people use touch to communicate. 

	Touch oriented: Arab, Jewish, Eastern European, Mediterranean cultures
	Not touch oriented: American, German, English, White Anglo-Saxon cultures.

Oculesics: the study of eye movement and position, or eye-contact.

Example:  In American culture it is best to use brief eye contact because it is rude to stare.  Too much eye contact is uncomfortable, whereas to little is untrustworthiness.

Monochronic time: individuals who think in terms of linear sequential, time ordered patterns with a beginning, middle, and ending.

Examples: American, British, Canadian, and German individuals

Polychronic time: individuals who tend to think about and involve themselves in a number of activities simultaneously.  Time orientation is not directed by a clock or schedule.

Examples: Latin American, African, Middle Eastern, and Southern European individuals