Territoriality
Territoriality (from the English territoriality or Latin territorium for area) describes in social , perceptual and environmental psychology a different behavior and way of thinking of individuals or groups based on different perceived property claims of spatial events. It was derived from behavioral research ( territorial behavior ) and was first described by Sommer in 1969 . The social , cultural and political education and the exercise of power can contribute to this perception and classification. However, it should not be confused with territoriality in geography .
Differentiation of territories
In psychology, a standard distinction is made between three forms of territories. These differ in their importance for those affected as well as the length of stay, willingness to defend the territory and the subjective claim to ownership and are:
- primary primary territories such as one's own home or an individual workplace
- secondary territories like school, university, or workplace
- public territories such as pedestrian zones, catering establishments, leisure facilities and parks
If the person has complete control over his territory, can determine the presence of others and can choose situations himself, as well as determine the time himself, then this is called privacy.
See also
Web links
- Territoriality in cod - Lexicon of Psychology (article by Bernd Six)
literature
- Bell, PA, Fisher, JD, Baum, A. & Greene, TE (1990). Environmental psychology . Fort Worth: Holt.
- Sommer, R. (1969). Personal space . Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall.
- Peter Jüngst: Territoriality and Psychodynamics: An Introduction to Psychogeography, Psychosozial-Verlag, 2000, ISBN 9783898060028