Body-language and nonverbal communication

Prohibiting rituals reinforces struggle of survival

28-12-2014

intercultural, nonverbal communication, psychology, society

Prohibiting rituals reinforces struggle of survival

Rituals play a very important role in all cultures, in the development of children and in relationship. You cannot live without rituals. Rituals can derive from culture and society, they can also derive from the inner world of children and grown ups. They are part of communication and always embody some Kind of symbolic message.

They express and thus embody personal Needs in a certain way. It is a series of actions or type of behaviour regularly and invariably followed by someone It can be religious, social and/or personal. ( This reminds me of the discussion in China right now if Christian rituals referring to Xmas should be allowed or not).

On the one hand a ritual mirrors a certain state of communication in a culture or Society. On the other hand it mirrors ………….

Kissing father: it`s the attachment which is important

By: Ulrich Sollmann

23-12-2014

Body language, intercultural, nonverbal communication, society

Kissing father: it`s the attachment which is important

Some weeks ago there was a video on the Chinese internet accusing a father’s “internet behaviour” to his daughter on the bus. Someone hast taking a video of a father who kissed his little girl on the bus, in public. It’s said that he kissed her over and over until they got off the bus.

A big discussion started after this video was presented. Some just asked “is this the girl’s father?” others disagreed “there’s absolutly …………….

More about selfie and self trust

By: Ulrich Sollmann

18-12-2014

Body language, intercultural, nonverbal communication, psychology, science, society

More about selfie and self trust

A lot is said about selfies, about making selfies and the function of selfies. Here is another aspect. A selfie serves to more deeply entrench the sexual objectification of women and girls and that one looses the control of the self-image once it’s shared online.

Others criticize the apparent narcissism aspect.

One could also say and here we have new sociological research being done that making a selfie also is some kind of democratic nature because it holds liberatory potential. Those, who are not well presented in media obviously like to make selfies because it has a value for them. The value of being represented in media.

Because those who feel more self trust are more easily present in media.

http://sociology.about.com/od/Current-Events-in-Sociological-Context/fl/The-Selfie-Debates-Part-II.htm

thanks for the Foto http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brainlesstales.com%2Fimages%2F2013%2FDec%2Fselfie.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brainlesstales.com%2F2013-12-16%2Ftaking-a-selfie&h=1048&w=1280&tbnid=779LF6f52L3a7M%3A&zoom=1&docid=O8BCjcIybCbWWM&ei=qwmTVPzFJMXgOJazgbgP&tbm=isch&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=5145&page=7&start=152&ndsp=27&ved=0CNUBEK0DMEU4ZA

One´s own body as private, emotional currency

By: Ulrich Sollmann

09-12-2014

Body language, intercultural, News, nonverbal communication, society

One´s own body as private, emotional currency

Do you know what a temporary boy-friend is? Have a look at the link at the end of this post. I came across this information some weeks ago: A young woman, looking for a boy-friend, to accompany her on her journey through China. To be the travel-partner was meant to accompany her and to pay for her. The young woman said that she did not have any income and she did not want to “suffer” during her tours. So, she offered herself “all day and to spent the night with him”.

This weird story and weird offer was a fake.

Why do I post this fake? Even if this did not happen in reality, the fantasy ……….

Gesture and words

By: Ulrich Sollmann

02-12-2014

Body language, intercultural, nonverbal communication, psychology

Gesture and words

Spontaneous gestures can help children to learn whether they use spoken language or sign-language. This is an important result of a new report.

It’s really interesting and important that the reported findings make clear that children have an understanding of the notions before they are able to express themselves in speech. Notion means here a gesture plus word-combination.

Children learn this from their parents. This of course, and this is another result, has been found with children who learn sign-language from their parents. Even deaf children who were not able to learn a spoken language learn a sign-language, so to say a homemade gesture-system in order to communicate.

Please read more about it via this link:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140819094005.htm

A hug heals heartbeat and blood pressure

By: Ulrich Sollmann

20-10-2014

intercultural, nonverbal communication, psychology, science

A hug heals heartbeat and blood pressure

Of course you know how much you like a hug. Of course you remember how it felt like the last time. But did you know that a hug heals heartproblems, reduces high blood-pressure?

In older times people knew about that. They of course did not know this connection on the physical level, but just by doing it. In our times a hug often is done without really being touched inside. We hug one another because people usually do so. We hug one another because others expect it from me. We hug each other because…..

When grandma kills herself….

By: Ulrich Sollmann

15-10-2014

intercultural, nonverbal communication, science, society

When grandma kills herself….

One result of the speedy urbanisation is the dramatically increasing suicide of old people. Three times as much as members of other social Groups kill themselves i said by Chinese scientists recently stated. Professor He Xuefeng from the TU Huazhong in Hubei states that the suicide of old People really is big and even growing problem or better to say dilemma in China.

Younger people leave the rural areas for ………..

braveness

By: Ulrich Sollmann

13-10-2014

psychology, society

“The wisest fortitude (or bravery) is the escape”

says an old chinese proverb. How do you think about this in a world like this right now? When there is war or crisis all over the world?

Faces of soldiers: you cannot NOT be touched

By: Ulrich Sollmann

09-10-2014

Body language, intercultural, nonverbal communication, society

Faces of soldiers: you cannot NOT be touched

It seems that war rules the world at many places. War is done by people. People have faces, faces which mirror the state of feeling before the war, during the war and after the war.

The photographer Lalage Snow has shared powerful series of photos showing the transformative faces of service men who had been in Afghanistan. The photos show significant differences in the three states of being. They show personal and psychological differences. Interesting is that the face by itself just look. At one face you don’t realise important differences. But when you put the three faces together you’re overwhelmed and even deeply touched by the relevance of these differences.

Lalage Snow does not have a special message as he said, but he said maybe the photos and the faces speak for themselves.

Look at those attractive and mysterious faces. They will make you want to keep looking.

http://www.upworthy.com/mesmerizing-photographs-of-soldiers-faces-before-and-after-a-war?g=2

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/lalage-snow-we-are-the-not-dead-interview

Baby’s cry identified by a digital decoder

By: Ulrich Sollmann

25-09-2014

intercultural, News, nonverbal communication, science

Baby’s cry identified by a digital decoder

Scientists from Taiwan have developed an app which can decode information based on a baby’s cry with an accuracy of 92 %. No you’re able to distinguish subtle differences in crying and acoustic signals of babies under one year old.

The crying analyzer app can indicate whether a baby is hungry, sleepy, unwell, stressed due to a noisy environment, in pain, or in discomfort because of a wet diaper.

On the one hand you can argue that ……

Prohibiting rituals reinforces struggle of survival

Kissing father: it`s the attachment which is important

More about selfie and self trust

One´s own body as private, emotional currency

Gesture and words

A hug heals heartbeat and blood pressure

When grandma kills herself….

braveness

Faces of soldiers: you cannot NOT be touched

Baby’s cry identified by a digital decoder

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