Power, Dominance, and Nonverbal Behavior

1. Power, Dominance, and Nonverbal Behavior: Basic Concepts and Issues.- Nonverbal Behavior and Nonverbal Communication.- Power, Dominance, and Status.- Overviews.- Organization of the Book.- 2. Power, Dominance, and Nonverbal Behavior: An Overview.- Nonverbal Behavior and Dominance, Power, and Status.- Discussion.- 3. Dominance in Nonhuman Primates.- The Definition and Apparent Ubiquity of Dominance.- Alliances and Reconciliation.- Systematic Analyses of Dominance in Vervets.- Time to Achieve Dominance.- Age and Dominance.- Prenatal Determinants of Dominance.- Dominance in Prosimians and Monkeys: An Emphasis on Females.- Dominance in Apes.- Summary.- 4. The Evolution of Dominance Hierarchies in Nonhuman Primate Society.- The Theory of the Evolution of Dominance Hierarchies.- Ways to Enhance Reproductive Success Through Sexual Activity.- Ways to Enhance Reproductive Success Through Differential Access to Trophic Resources.- Recent Advances in Primate Research Relevant to Evolutionary Theory.- Summary and Concluding Remarks.- 5. Human Dominance Signals: The Primate in Us.- Perceiving Social Dominance from Facial Gestures.- The Impact of Physiognomy on Perceptions of Dominance and Submissiveness.- 6. Dominance Displays as Indicators of a Social Success Motive.- Method.- Results.- Discussion.- 7. Patterns of Visual Dominance Behavior in Humans.- Visual Dominance Behavior: Patterns of Visual Interaction.- During Conversation.- Attributions of Power as a Function of Visual Dominance Behavior.- Sex, Diffuse Status, and Visual Dominance Behavior.- Discussion.- 8. The Nonverbal Semantics of Power and Gender: A Perceptual Study.- Method.- Results.- Ratings of Gesturer.- Ratings of Target.- Discussion.- 9. Influence of Touch and Preferences for Control on Visual Behavior and Subjective Responses.- Method.- Results.- Discussion.- Conclusions.- 10. Multichannel Transmission of Nonverbal Behavior and the Perception of Powerful Men: The Presidential Debates of 1976.- Study 1: Descriptive Coding.- Studies 2 and 3: Perceptions of Candidates' Relative Competence in Early and Late Segments of the First Debate of 1976.- Study 4: Nonverbal Primacy Versus Recency.- Implications.- 11. Social Influence and Nonverbal Exchange.- Functional Classification.- Functional Model.- Status, Power, and Dominance.- Summary.- Author Index.