Kinesiology

Perceived Space

Sensory Space:

• Distance receptors
• proximate receptors

Social Construction of space

• individual characteristics
• task at hand
• characteristics of others

Lived Space

Personal Space

Type	Distance	Activity	Communication	Visual Field
Intimate	<3 ft.	Privacy	Whisper	Proximate Senses
Personal	2-6 ft.	Conversation	Subdued Voice	Face/Small Details
Social	5-20 ft.	Discussion	Normal Voice	Head & Torso
Public	>40 ft.	Performance	Speech	Total Body/ Gross Details

Territory (home base, turf)

Home range (familiar, but not defended)

Distance (Festinger, Schachter & Back; Leo Kuper)

• Functional (“propinquity”)
• physical (proximity)

Social Structure of City Space

Law of Interaction (Bossard)

Undermanning/Overmanning (Barker)

Physical density/social density

Crowding

• behavioral sink—JC Calhoun
• demand for space exceeds supply—Stokols
• excessive social stimulation—Desor