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TOUCHER SOCIAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
  • Human Behaviour
CONT

Social touch can take many forms in our daily lives such as greetings (shaking hands, embracing, kissing, backslapping, and cheek-tweaking), in intimate communication (holding hands, cuddling, stroking, back scratching, massaging) ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Toucher utilisé dans un contexte social d'interactions interpersonnelles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
  • Comportamiento humano
CONT

Gesto social: tales como la reverencia o inclinación, el saludo, el apretón de manos, el abrazo. Algunos de estos gestos corresponderían en la catalogación anterior a los movimientos emblemáticos y otros corresponderían a los movimientos ilustradores.

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