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Alex Bode Ms. Robinson English 201 18 May, 1999 Greeting Behavior of College Students I never thought that the topic, "Greeting Behavior of College Students" could be such a diverse and widespread theme as it is; the more I thought about it, the larger and more diverse the topic grew. First of all there is the definition of greeting, which I define as the act of a friendly saluting. I define behavior biologically, by the way of a learned pattern of reactions to a stimulus. What is included in the greeting behavior? Is it the first eye contact or is it only the learned pattern of a friendly exchange of words? In the greeting included is the first eye contact, the first unconscious measurement of the opponent. So posture, body size, social rank, clothing, the individual mood, culture and sex are very important to the greeting behavior that follows. The cultural roots play...

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