CS202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Proxemics, Public Space
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Behaviour characterized by identification with a geographic area in a way that indicates ownership. Often involves defense of this territory against perceived invaders. Physical items/space (books, dorm room), objects/ideas that we have psychological ownership of. 3 types of territories: primary clearly the exclusive domain of the owner. I. e. homes or bedrooms, or possessional territories (i. e. purses, children: secondary not as central to daily life of the owner. Not perceived as clearly exclusive to owner. Televisions or magazines that can be claimed temporarily by people. Public-private boundary is blurred: public available to almost anyone for temporary ownership. Violation the unwarranted use of another"s territory. Invasion an attempt to take over another"s territory: more permanent. Contamination defiling another"s territory by what we leave behind. Two primary methods for territorial defense are prevention and reaction: prevention a means of staking out our territory so others recognize it as ours and go elsewhere. Density refers to the number of people per unit of space.
