The author briefly reports some significant findings concerning the impact of the environment on human perception, behavior, and performance, touching particularly on color, seating arrangement and crowding, and music and noise. Implications for schools are discussed. (PGD)

Examined the regulation of personal space in preschool children by studying adult-child dyads. Detailed analysis of simultaneous movements revealed a highly significant behavioral pattern consisting predominantly of approaches and withdrawals by both members of the dyad. (Author/DB)

To investigate the involvement of spatial and social density in the appreciation of humor, adolescents participated under conditions of high and low spatial density. High spatial density was found to significantly diminish appreciation of three humor types. Significant sex and age differences in reactivity to spatial density were also found.…

Polled adolescents, parents, and teachers to determine where the child's right to privacy ends and the parent's responsibility to protect begins. Results indicate that the worst offenders tend to be siblings. The paper presents a three-pronged strategy to help parents deal with battling children: recognize the breaches, negotiate the truce…

Argues that much teaching and research in economic geography affirms, or fails to question, the existence of a global, national, or local capitalist economy. Uses queer theory to open a space of difference, and suggests ways of introducing students to a differentiated economic landscape, offering possibilities beyond the capitalist norm. (DSK)

Drawing on contributions of queer theory, rethinks positionality, social identity, and real and imagined boundaries. Summarizes recent debates in queer theory about the permeability of borders, and reveals how these ideas can inform geographical imagination. Concludes that debates about borders in queer theory can inform both geographical…

The findings of research on personal space have been extended to older adults. Suggestions are provided on how to minimize negative responses of the older adult when in a learning situation. (KC)

Investigated the idea of spatial arrangement as applied to married couples as a first step in the study of the diagnostic value of spatial relationships in family therapy. Showed that couples' space can be used to identify conflicted marital relationships and to differentiate between distressed and nondistressed couples on the basis of husbands'…

Results of this study indicate that college students' perception of the credibility of faculty members was enhanced by the presence of professionally related and aesthetic objects (plaques, books, paintings, etc.) in the faculty members' offices. Communicative implications of the findings are discussed. (PD)

The results presented support the hypotheses that the largest area of personal space would be used by individuals who are high in authoritarianism and low in self esteem, and that these individuals would also show the largest discrepancy between personal space used in response to white and black stimuli. (Author)

Tested the relevance of the personal space concept when applied to marital relationships. Married couples (N=24) completed five questionnaires. Results showed that the personal space concept did apply, i.e., distance between couples increased as marital quality decreased. A stop-distance measure discriminated between distressed and non-distressed…

The family floor plan, as a tool for training, teaches systems concepts while trainees examine their family-of-origin. In family therapy, the floor plan can be used to assess family interaction patterns and to intervene. The floor plan tool and its applications are described, including short case vignettes. (Author)

Describes an art exhibit in the Delaware Art Museum designed to give children physical, aesthetic experiences with light, motion, sound, and space. The exhibit used electronic sculptures to create an environment in which children could see their voices and body energies projected in light forms. (AM)

Examines the dominant role space plays in human social experience. Touches on a number of issues, including territoriality, public v private space, and access to and control over space. (GT)