Culture and environment (The Brooks/Cole basic concepts in environment and behavior series) - Softcover

Irwin Altman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0818503483 ISBN 13: 9780818503481

Publisher: Thomson Brooks/Cole, 1980

Synopsis

Culture and Environment is a provocative analysis of the complex relationship between people and their environments from a cross-cultural perspective. Drawing on work in anthropology, psychology, sociology, geography, architecture and urban planning, Altman and Chemers show that different societies and cultures have different senses of the ways in which their physical environments should look and function. The book covers such topics as privacy, territory and crowding; home design; orientation to physical space; and cities and communities. A wide professional and student audience will find it stimulating and helpful in research and practice.

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Book Description

Drawing on work in anthropology, psychology, sociology, geography, architecture and urban planning, this book covers a wide range of topics from privacy, territory and crowding to home design, orientation and physical space in cities and communities. A wide professional and student audience will find it stimulating and helpful in research and practice.

Review

'... [the book] conveys the complexity and richness of the 'cultural connection' and communicates the authors' excitement about the area.' Contemporary Psychology

Edition details

• Publisher: Thomson Brooks/Cole
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0818503483
• ISBN 13: 9780818503481
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384