也叫空间关系学，是社会学的分支。研究各种身体姿势，谈话时的距离，身体接触所具有的社会价值，即传达的信息。如两个谈话者站立姿势和距离可以部分说明两人的身份高低，熟悉程度，谈话内容等。一男一女坐在办公室谈话，坐的位置，方向，距离也能显示两者间的关系。两人谈着话，是否互相用手接触对方，接触的次数，时间，部位也与两者的关系有关。

Proxemics: a branch of sociology, it is the study of communicative value of space and distance in various cultures. It includes thr study of physical distance between people when they are talking to each other, as well as their postures and physical contact during their conversation. These factors can be regarded having relationship with the sex age and social status and cultural background of people invoved.