# Invisible walls

Records an experiment in proxemic-behavior, demonstrating how unsuspecting subjects react when their personal space is violated. Shows how American patterns of social interaction depend on non-verbal communication and the assumptions people make about each other. Focuses on common American beliefs about personal space, showing that people encase themselves in invisible walls which they erect abour 18 inches from their bodies Junior high through adult

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1969
- Runtime: 11 min
- By: University of California (System). Extension Media Center
- Genres: Education, Space, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/invisiblewalls_201501)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/invisiblewalls_201501?play=1)