ASU COM 316 Exam 2 Study guide fully solved!

ASU COM 316 Exam 2 Study guide fully solved!Drag King Female performers who perform as men (not to be confused with transsexual or transgender individuals, this is for performance) Nonverbal Communication communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech Gender Presentation refers to how an individual presents his or her gender identity through personality, habits, and behaviors Proxemics The space around our bodies and how we use it Drag Queen Male performers who perform as female (not to be confused with transsexual or transgender individuals, this is for performance) Essentialism the view that living things have an essence inside them that makes them what they are Artifacts Personal objects that we surround ourselves with (toys, furniture, clothing, jewelry, etc) Kenisics Refers to face and body movement Physical characteristics Refer to our physical appareance Gender performativity Gender becomes repetitive acts of the body, that recognize and constitute sex and gender. It's through this performance of nonverbal queues and recognition that we begin to see performance play out in human bodies. (Judith Butler) Passing Your body being perceived in the sex/gender identity of your choice. (Dan Brouwer) Crossdressing Practice of wearing clothes that reflect a gender other than your own. ("My Life as a Man" by Elizabeth Gilbert p. 139) Communality The desire to build communities and relationships with other people. Women are typically socialized to value communality. Agency Ability to have independence and self-control. Men are typically socialized to value agency. Men's nonverbal queues reflect agency. Immediacy behaviors/Immediacy queues behaviors such as making eye contact, making appropriate gestures, and adjusting physical distance that enhance the quality of the relationship between speaker and listeners (Referring to Communality and the way women interact)