QUESTIONS TO SHARPEN YOUR FOCUS

1			What proxemic advice would you give to communicators who believe they are seen as unrewarding?
2			Except for handshakes, touch is unexpected in most casual relationships. Is there a cultural violation valence for a light touch on the arm, a brief touch on the cheek, or a shoulder hug?
3			EVT suggests that communicator reward valence comes into play only when the violation valence is ambiguous or neutral. Even when experienced in context, what verbal or nonverbal expectancy violations would be unclear or confusing to you?
4			EVT and coordinated management of meaning (see Chapter 5) hold diverse assumptions about the nature of knowledge, reality, and communication research. Can you draw the distinctions?