Territoriality

Question 1

What are the 3 Territory Types by Altman?

Answer 1

Primary: high ownership/high personalization

Secondary: medium ownership/medium personalization. if permitted

Public: low ownership. low personalization in a temporary sense

Question 2

what is contamination?

Answer 2

infringing someone elses property and putting something “awful” in their territory

ex. loud music. Doodoo on the doorstep

Question 3

what is invasion?

Answer 3

physically entering a persons personal space without permission

Question 4

what is interacting territories? Examples?

Answer 4

spaces temporarily controlled by a group of interacting individuals

examples: classroom, space rented out, casual game in the park

Question 5

what is violation? examples?

Answer 5

goal is to annoy or harm (not ownership)

examples: burglary, vandalism

Question 6

what are prevention defences? examples?

Answer 6

defences that anticipate infringement and acts to stop it before it occurs.

examples: ear buds, glass, signs, fences

Question 7

what are reaction defences?

Answer 7

responses to an infringement after it happens

examples: dirty looks, legal or copyright actions