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* In American culture, there is a "Soul Brother Handshake," also called a "Power" or "Unity" shake, dating to the 1960s, begun among African-American men, and still widely practiced between men of various races and paticularly among teenage boys as a gesture of close friendship. This is usually a three move procedure, beginning with a traditional, palm-to-palm clasp, followed in quick succession by a clasping at the hilt of the thumbs, and finally, by a hooked clasp of only the fingers, in the manner of railroad couplers. Variations include the above, followed by an exchange of facing palm slaps, as in "[[High Five|Gimme Five]]," or fist bumping, tops-to-bottoms, "the face slap", or knuckles-to-knuckles.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
* In American culture, there is a "Soul Brother Handshake," also called a "Power" or "Unity" shake, dating to the 1960s, begun among African-American men, and still widely practiced between men of various races and paticularly among teenage boys as a gesture of close friendship. This is usually a three move procedure, beginning with a traditional, palm-to-palm clasp, followed in quick succession by a clasping at the hilt of the thumbs, and finally, by a hooked clasp of only the fingers, in the manner of railroad couplers. Variations include the above, followed by an exchange of facing palm slaps, as in "[[High Five|Gimme Five]]," or fist bumping, tops-to-bottoms, "the face slap", or knuckles-to-knuckles.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
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* A new type of hand shake is the desi hand shake popularized by Bhavneet Sandhu 2007 |
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Revision as of 22:59, 27 February 2007
A handshake is a short ritual in which two people grasp their right or left hands, often accompanied by a brief shake of the grasped hands. It is commonly done upon meeting, parting, offering congratulations, or completing an agreement. Its purpose is to demonstrate good will, and possibly originated as a gesture showing that the hand holds no weapon.
Men are more likely to shake hands than women, however in business situations it is considered the standard greeting for both sexes.
Customs
There are various customs surrounding handshakes, both generically and specific to certain cultures:
- Generally it is considered inappropriate to reject a handshake, and in most social circles it is expected that the one with higher social status will initiate it.[citation needed]
- In some cultures people shake both hands, but in most cultures people shake the right hand.[citation needed]
- Scouts specifically use a left handshake. Since the right hand is more commonly dominant, the left hand would typically be used in holding a shield; by shaking with the left hand, one is defenseless while trusting the other person who may still be holding a weapon in the right hand. [1]
- Secret societies and fraternities and sororities often use secret handshakes to identify themselves as initiated brothers or sisters to outside members.[citation needed]
- In American culture, there is a "Soul Brother Handshake," also called a "Power" or "Unity" shake, dating to the 1960s, begun among African-American men, and still widely practiced between men of various races and paticularly among teenage boys as a gesture of close friendship. This is usually a three move procedure, beginning with a traditional, palm-to-palm clasp, followed in quick succession by a clasping at the hilt of the thumbs, and finally, by a hooked clasp of only the fingers, in the manner of railroad couplers. Variations include the above, followed by an exchange of facing palm slaps, as in "Gimme Five," or fist bumping, tops-to-bottoms, "the face slap", or knuckles-to-knuckles.[citation needed]
See also
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