Research Catalog

Title

Environment and the social sciences; perspectives and applications. Edited by Joachim F. Wohlwill and Daniel H. Carson.

Author

Wohlwill, Joachim F.

Publication

Washington, American Psychological Association [1972]

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Details

Additional Authors

Carson, Daniel H.

Description

xx, 300 pages; 25 cm

Subject

• Human beings > Effect of environment on
• Social psychology
• Environmental engineering
• Psychology, Social
• social psychology
• environmental engineering
• Soziologie
• Umwelt
• USA
• USA

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographies.

Contents

Pt. 1. General environmental conditions. Crowding and animal behavior / Halsey M. Marsden -- A biosocial perspective on crowding / Aristide Henri Esser -- Freedom of choice and behavior in a physical setting / Harold M. Proshansky, William H. Ittelson, and Leanne G. Rivlin -- Crowding and human behavior / Steven Zlutnick and Irwin Altman -- Pain thresholds for smog components / Margaret Hubbard Jones -- Public response to air pollution / James A. Swan -- Pollution and the psychologist : a call to action / Robert Buckhout -- Pt. 2. Special environmental settings. Some observations on behavior in institutional settings / George Agron -- Bedroom size and social interaction of the psychiatric ward / William H. Ittelson, Harold M. Proshansky, and Leanne G. Rivlin -- Architectural factors in isolation promotion in prisons / Daniel Glaser -- Some beginnings of an ecological psychology of old age / M. Powell Lawton -- Architecture, interaction, and social control : the case of a large-scale housing project / William L. Yancey -- Some sources of residential satisfaction in an urban slum / Marc Fried and Peggy Gleicher -- Residential descriptions and urban threats / Daniel H. Carson -- Neighborhood and community satisfaction : a report on new towns and less planned suburbs / Robert B. Zehner -- Cultural and personality variables in the perception of natural hazards / Ian Burton -- Behavioral research in outdoor recreation management : an example of how visitors select campgrounds / David W. Lime -- Aesthetic and emotional experiences rate high with northeast wilderness hikers / Elwood L. Shafer, Jr., and James Mietz -- Outdoor recreation behavior in residential environments / Robert W. Marans -- Potential contributions of psychology to recreation resource management / B. L. Driver -- Pt. 3. Environmental decision making. Environmental perceptions and attitudes of engineers and public health officials / W. R. Derrick Sewell -- Professional socialization and environmental management / B. L. Driver -- The organization of spatial stimuli / Raymond G. Studer -- Pt. 4. Epilogue. Environment and behavioral science : retrospect and prospect

LCCN

77190648

OCLC

• ocm00370370
• 370370
• SCSB-90004

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library