Territorial Gestures
- People lean against other people or objects to show a
territorial claim to that object or person. Leaning can also be used as a
method, of dominance or intimidation when the object being leaned on
belongs to someone else.
- For example, if you are going to take a photograph of a
friend and his new car, boat, home or other personal belonging, you will
inevitably find that he leans against his newly acquired property,
putting his foot on it or his arm around it. When he touches the
property, it becomes an extension of his body and in this way he shows
others that it belongs to him.
Ownership Gestures
- The position person in the chair reflects an easygoing,
relaxed and carefree attitude, because that is in fact what it is. The
leg-overchair gesture not only signifies the man's ownership of that
particular chair or space, but also signals that customary etiquettes
may be relaxed.
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If the boss's chair has no arms (which is unlikely, this is usually the visitor's chair) he may be seen with one or both feet on the desk.
If his superior enters the office, it is unlikely that the boss would
use such an obvious territorial/ownership gesture, but would resort to
more subtle versions such as putting his foot on the bottom drawer of
his desk, or, if there are no drawers in the desk, placing his foot hard
against the leg of the desk to stake his claim to it.
Source: https://www.indiabix.com/body-language/ownership-gestures/
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