Friendship-warmth touch is designed to show affection for those who are considered relationally close. Love-intimacy and sexual arousal touch are used for only the most personal situations. Communicating Through Objects and Clothing Objectics is the display of clothing, ornaments, jewelry, glasses, and other artifacts that have communicative potential. Clothing and artifacts reveal a great deal about individuals such as their likes, dislikes, beliefs, attitudes, and values. Specific clothing, such as a uniform can indicate a particular occupation.
Organizations can develop unspoken dress codes.
According to Conquergood gangs rely on unique nonverbal codes for survival and to bind gang members together. Kinesic communication reveals whether or not individuals are members of either a Folks Nation or Peoples Nation gang. Gestures indicate the person's identity and respect for other members. Greenwood Publishing Group. Yale University Press.