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Originally published in 1978, the purpose of this volume was to describe theoretical developments, examine research methods, and consider evidence of human response to crowding. Although interest in crowding and environmental influences on behavior had been emerging for the previous decade, the study of human response to crowding had only recently gone into high gear. The reasons for this were many and varied, but it may generally be said that until then the literature on crowding had been inconsistent and fraught with contradictions. Despite the editors' intuitive feelings about crowding at the time, it was difficult to conclude from published findings as late as 1974 that crowding had a significant impact on human behavior. However, more definitive theoretical and methodological statements subsequently appeared, revealing causes for the inconsistency of empirical findings. By gathering papers from those who had contributed much of what they knew about crowding, the editors hoped to further this growth and facilitate the development of more sophisticated, predictive models of crowding. This title presents their findings.
Contents
Preface. Part 1Historical and Contemporary Trends in Crowding Research Irwin Altman 2. Crowding as a Sequential Process: Review of Research on the Effects of Population Density on Humans Eric Sundstrom 3. Crowding and the Development Process Gary W. Evans 4. Crowding: Methods of Study Yakov M. Epstein and Andrew Baum 5. A Setting-Specific Analysis of Crowding Robert A. Karlin, Yakov M. Epstein and John R. Aiello Part 2: Models of Crowding and Density-Related Stress 6. The Gravity of Crowding: Application of Social Physics to the Effects of Others Eric S. Knowles 7. A Typology of Crowding Experiences Daniel Stokols 8. High-Density Environments: Their Personal and Social Consequences Susan Saegart 9. Human Spatial Behavior: The Arousal Model Gary W. Evans 10. Toward an Ecological Model of Density Effects in Dormitory Settings Reuben M. Baron and David R. Mandel Part 3: Derivations and Applications of Theoretical Systems 11. The Experience of Crowding: An Attributional Analysis Stephen Worchel 12. Designing for Residential Density Glenn E. Davis 13. Density, Crowding, and Preschool Children Chalsa M. Loo 14. Crowding and Helplessness: Potential Consequences of Density and Loss of Control Judith Rodin and Andrew Baum. Author Index. Subject Index.
