chapter 5

Question 1

territoriality

Answer 1

behavior characterized by identification with a geographic area in a way that indicates ownership and defense against invaders.

Question 2

Altman’s 3 types of territoriality

Answer 2

1. Primary: exclusive domain of owner ex - home, bedroom, body
2. Secondary: Not as central to daily life, nor clearly exclusive BUT more conflict over these territories ex - tv set, kitchen utensils, neighborhood bar.
3. Public territories: available to anyone for temp ownership ex: parks, beaches, place in line,

Question 3

temporary occupancy

Answer 3

ownership of public territory such as seat in class

Question 4

Invasion and defense

Answer 4

police interrogation, gangs defending territory, international disputes

Question 5

Prevention

Answer 5

staking our territory so others recognize it as ours via markers ex: walls, objects, middle seat empty

Question 6

reaction - face to face

Answer 6

physiological

Question 7

Altman’s 3 types of territorial encroachment

Answer 7

1. Violation: unwarranted use of others territory ex - looking at eyes, taking up two subway seats
2. Invasion: Attempt to take over another territory
3. contamination: defiling territory by what we leave behind

Question 8

Density

Answer 8

of people per unit of space

Question 9

crowding

Answer 9

feeling that nay develop in low or high density situations ex: crowing of rats let to aggressive and unusual sexual behavior

Question 10

Behavioral Sink

Answer 10

Calhoun rat experiment: the collapse in behavior which resulted from overcrowding.

Question 11

Coping mechanism

Answer 11

1. Spending less time with input ex - shorter conversations with people
2. disregard low priority inputs - ignore drunk on street/not talking to daily commute u c
3. shifting responsibility of transactions to others
4. blocking inputs - door man

Question 12

high density on humans

Answer 12

1. not always bad such as concerts but sometimes negative do occur
2. blame high density for other undesirable effects ex: late registration bc too many kids, not bc u fucked up and didn’t fill out form on time

Question 13

E T. Hall category of informal space (WHITE MEN)

Answer 13

1. Intimate: reserved for closest activities about 18 inches
2. casual personal: 1.5 - 4 feet
3. social consultative - 4 - 12 fet
4. public: 12-limits of vision

Question 14

Sex

Answer 14

females are approached closer than men
female-female close
male-male far

Question 15

age

Answer 15

after age 7 held accountable for personal space of others

Question 16

culture/ethnic background

Answer 16

Contact culture: arab, latin american, southern europeans

non contact: asians, indians, pakistanis, north europe, use

Question 17

topic or subject matter

Answer 17

kids who were praised sat closest, kids who were given negative comment sat further

Question 18

setting

Answer 18

cocktail party vs. home

Question 19

physical characterisitcs

Answer 19

height: smaller individuals closer interaction
weight: fat people = greater distance
disability: closer then further

Question 20

attitude or emotional orientation

Answer 20

friendly closer vs. unfriendly further

Question 21

characteristic of interpersonal relationship

Answer 21

like = closer
dislike = further

Question 22

personality characteristics

Answer 22

extrovert = closer
introvert = further

Question 23

Small Group Ecology

Answer 23

how we use space, seating behavior, pic seat on what we want to happen, strategic about it

Question 24

leadership

Answer 24

head of table

Question 25

dominance

Answer 25

square 1 3 5 greater talkers
1, 5 = task leader
3 = socioemotional leader

Question 26

task

Answer 26

conversation: head and side
cooperation: next to each other
coaction: edge and opposite edge
competition: chairman vs other chairman

Question 27

sex/acquaintance

Answer 27

restaurant (across) vs bar difference (side)