Social:People-watching
People-watching or crowd watching is the act of observing people and their interactions as a subconscious doing.[1][2] It involves picking up on idiosyncrasies to try to interpret or guess at another person's story, interactions, and relationships with the limited details they have.[3] This includes speech in action, relationship interactions, body language, expressions, clothing and activities. Eavesdropping may accompany the activity,[4] though is not required.[5]
For some people, it is considered a hobby, but for many others, it is a subconscious activity they partake in every day without even realizing it. People-watching is not to be confused with naturalistic observation. Naturalistic observation is used for scientific purposes, whereas people-watching is a casual activity, used for relaxation or inspiration for characters or characters' mannerisms in their own creative works.[6] It should also not be confused with street photography; while the street photographer necessarily does people-watching, they do so for the purpose of taking photographs of the people for art and documentary purposes.[7]
See also
- Flâneur
- Street photography
- Car spotting
- Train spotting
- Video surveillance
- Voyeurism
References
- ↑ Davis, Candace (September 6, 2014). "People Watching: Harmless or Perverted?". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/candace-davis/people-watching-harmless-_b_5560023.html.
- ↑ Burton, Tara Isabella (October 2015). "People-Watching in Paris". National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/people-watching-in-paris. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ↑ Quadflieg, Susanne; Koldewyn, Kami (2017-04-12). "The neuroscience of people watching: how the human brain makes sense of other people's encounters". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1396 (1): 166–182. doi:10.1111/nyas.13331. ISSN 0077-8923. PMID 28405964. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nyas.13331.
- ↑ Overheard in New York
- ↑ "People-Watching: Here’s Looking at You" New York Times 15 October 2006
- ↑ "How to Begin People Watching". http://www.wikihow.com/Begin-People-Watching. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ Coomes, Phil (4 October 2010). "Street photography now". BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/photoblog/2010/10/street_photography_now.html. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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