Seating Choice, Status, and Impact on Self Concept [microform] / John Alfred Jones.
Three exercises have been developed to help participants experience and analyze the effects of seating arrangements on interpersonal communication. The exercises have been used in classes for college students and for federal and municipal employees. This paper discusses the objectives of the exercis...
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| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Language: | English |
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1975.
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| Summary: | Three exercises have been developed to help participants experience and analyze the effects of seating arrangements on interpersonal communication. The exercises have been used in classes for college students and for federal and municipal employees. This paper discusses the objectives of the exercises and provides detailed instructions for conducting each exercise. In the first exercise, participants assess the seating positions most frequently selected during discussions between two persons and analyze the effects of unnatural seating arrangements on the discussions. The second exercise is designed to show the way in which seating arrangements for small-group discussions reflect the status of the group members and to demonstrate the effects of disrupting an established group's seating norms. The third exercise increases participant awareness of the relationship between seating and self-concept. (GW) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Note: Exercises prepared at University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. ERIC Document Number: ED143047. |
| Physical Description: | 10 pages |
| Reproduction Note: | Microfiche. |
| Action Note: | committed to retain |