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In communication process, body language is associated with

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UGC NET 2019 Home Science Question Paper (04-Dec-2019) (Shift 2)
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A culture

Body language, comprising gestures, postures, facial expressions, eye contact and the use of personal space, is a form of non-verbal communication. The meaning attached to these bodily signals is not universal; it is learned and shared within a particular society and is therefore governed by culture. The same gesture can convey respect in one culture and offence in another, and the acceptable distance between speakers, the amount of eye contact and the display of emotion all vary from one cultural group to another. Because these codes are culturally acquired and culturally interpreted, body language in the communication process is most directly associated with a culture.

The other options are too narrow or unrelated. A movie audience describes a particular receiving group, not the origin of body-language meaning. A classroom situation is only one specific context in which communication occurs and does not define what body language is tied to. A subject taught refers to lesson content rather than to the shared conventions that give bodily signals their meaning. Only culture accounts for how body language is encoded and understood.

Correct answer: A culture

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