It includes:

1. handshakes 2. holding hands 3. kissing (cheek, lips, hand) 4. back slap

5. shoulder pat
6. brushing arm

Concepts:
1. Tactile cues can supplement or reinforce a verbal

message through the medium of physical touching. 2. Tactility, or touch, is coded; that is, humans create rules of conduct for touching. Touch codes vary among the young and the old, between the genders, and by situation. 2.1 In the United States, males are not supposed to touch females above the knee or near the breast even though the female may be wearing a skimpy bikini.

 2.2 People from Latin America and Eastern Europe,

light touching of the arm or a light kiss to the cheek is very common, even among people who have just met.
2.3 Touching another persons head is considered

offensive by some people from Asia and the Middle East.

2.4 Men in Egypt tend to be more touch-oriented; a

handshake may be accompanied by a gentle touching of the recipients elbow with the fingers of the left hand.

 2.5 Throughout most of the Middle East, it is custom to

reserve the left hand for bodily hygiene. For this reason, one should never offer the left hand to shake hands or accept a gift. This is also true of some African cultures.