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==== Vertical ==== The distances mentioned above are horizontal distance. There is also vertical distance that communicates something between people. In this case, however, vertical distance is often understood to convey the degree of dominance or sub-ordinance in a relationship. Looking up at or down on another person can be taken literally in many cases, with the higher person asserting greater status.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book| publisher = Boise State University| last = Ry| first = Veronica Van| title = Sociological Communication| chapter = 3.6: Types of Nonverbal Communication| access-date = 2024-06-05| date = 2023| chapter-url = https://boisestate.pressbooks.pub/soc122/chapter/3-6-types-of-nonverbal-communication/}}</ref> Teachers, and especially those who work with small children, should realize that students will interact more comfortably with a teacher when they are in same vertical plane. Used in this way, an understanding of vertical distance can become a tool for improved teacher-student communication. On the other hand, a disciplinarian might put this information to use in order to gain psychological advantage over an unruly student.<ref name=":1" />
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