A scope of cultural consideration of facial communication in social context

シャカイテキ ミャクラク ニ オケル カオ コミュニケーション ヘノ ブンカテキ シテン

ダイボウ, イクオ

Daibo, Ikuo

オオサカ ダイガク ダイガクイン ニンゲン カガク ケンキュウカ タイジン シャカイ シンリガク ケンキュウシツ

顔面表情

社会的スキル

文化比較

facial physiognomy

facial expression

cultural comparison

The face conveys social and psychological messages with regard to the personal attributes and social context/culture. Different ethnic groups might have different criteria of communication messages. It is often difficult to understand and appreciate what are meanings shared by other cultures as there are differences in facial expressions of emotion. Ethnical familiarity causes to judge the familiar face of one’s own ethnicity as more attractive and easier understanding. The historical background and the geographical features cause important effects on interpersonal communication style such as facial expression rules. This point is derived from understanding of the background of Korean’s rich expressiveness of emotions. Many studies fund the common characteristics across different ethnic cultures and different features among different cultures. When we consider the facial communication mechanism in relation to cultures, the duality such as above commonality and differences are one of useful viewpoints. The meaning of facial communication is determined relatively by many factors such as facial physiognomy, cultural norms, display rules, interpersonal relationships and social contexts.