Knapp et. al Ch. 5 Flashcards
Altman’s three types of territories
- primary
- secondary
- public
primary territories
clearly the exclusive domain of the owner, central to daily functioning of owner, guarded, homes or bedrooms are primary
possessional territories
-personal effects such as jackets, purses, or dependent children, also fit the requirement of primary
secondary territories
magazines, television sets
public territories
available to almost anyone for temporary ownership.
- beaches, streets, seats on bus, telephone booth, place in line, etc.
- terms temporary occupancy and ownership are important *
three types of territorial encroachments
- violation involves unwarranted use of anothers territory
- invasion is more all-encompassing and permanent
- contamination is defiling another’s territory
prevention
means of staking out our territory so others recognize it as ours and go elsewhere
posture
indicators such as whether a person has materials spread out like he or she owned the space or whether they are tightly organized
gestures
can be used to indicate receptivity or rejection of communication, for example, hostile glances, turning or leaning away, and blocking with hands or arms.
perceptions of being crowded may be elicited from the following factors
- environmental factors
- personal factors
- social factors
- goal-related factors
density
number of people per unit of space
crowding
feeling state that may develop in high or low density situations
4 types of informal space
- intimate
- casual personal
- social consultative
- public
we can summarize findings about seating behavior and spatial positioning under these categories-
- leadership
- dominance
- task
- sex and aquaintance
- introversion-extraversion
