Individuals learn to conform to personal space boundaries as a societal norm. Personal space boundaries are defined as “the metaphorical separation between the person and his/her environment – where the person ends and the external environment begins” (Stiles and Raney 30). People develop their own sense of personal space and this space is not set at a fixed amount. It has been shown in studies that “people typically seek an ‘optimal’ distance for [their] interaction” (Bar-Haim, Aviezer and Berson 69).
Interpersonal spacing has many different factors in how comfortable a person is within their own personal space boundary. Some of the factors are personality, sex, or age of an individual. For example, the boundary of a child’s personal space is smaller than that of an adult. However, once a child reaches puberty, their boundary begins resembling that of an adult (Høgh-Olesen 246).
Humans thrive on socialization. What better way for them to try to fulfill this need than to attend an organized holiday event. Jefferson Pointe mall held a small free Easter event on April 19, the day before Easter Sunday. I imagined that I would be seeing an expression of religious activities in our society; however, after just a few minutes of witnessin...
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