environmental context. . how we see the physical world around us is influenced by our individual...
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Environmental Context
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How we see the physical world around us is influenced by our individual psychological perceptions, which, in turn, are shaped by
culture.
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Information Load
• Information rate: the amount of information contained or perceived in the environment per some unit of time.
• High load– Uncertain, complex, dense, random,
improbable• Low load– Certain, simple, sparse, patterned, probable
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• Information load affects feelings in three ways:–Arousal-nonarousal–Pleasure-displeasure–Dominance-submissiveness
Environments and Information Load
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Culture and the Natural Environment
• The natural, or terrestrial, environment• Some aspects of the terrestrial environment
exist in every culture while others do not• The natural environment of any culture
influences life in that culture.
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Worldviews of the Natural Environment
• Omnipotent nature• Harmony with nature• Controlling nature
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Natural Disasters as Cultural and Social Events
• How people manage disaster is shaped by the culture and its view of nature. • One model of human responses to natural
disasters segregates cultures into three types– folk or preindustrial–Transitional– industrial
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Adaptations to the terrestrial environment• Ex. Architecture, housing, landscaping, etc. • Changes natural patterns of behavior, including
communication. • Usually created to serve a function, but can be
purely aesthetic.• Reflection of the values, motivations, and
resources of the culture.
The Built Environment
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The Built Environment: Layout Patterns
• Fixed-feature space• Semi-fixed feature space• Informal space
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Japanese Housing
• Shoji or fusuma• Yuka• Tatami mats• Tokonoma • Important rooms: kitchen and
bathroom.
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American Navajo Housing
• Hogan – Space used differently based on sex
• Ramada– Space and division of labor not divided
based on sex
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Marakwet Housing • Kor• Use of the
home differs depending on sex.
• Disposal of refuse:– Ash– Animal
dung– chaff
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Privacy
• Solitude• Isolation• Intimacy–With family–With friends
• Anonymity• Reserve
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Cross-Cultural Variations on Privacy
• China• Turkey• Java• Morocco
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Online Privacy and Continuum Connections
• Individualism—collectivism • High power distance—low power distance
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Time Orientation
• Monochronic orientation• Polychronic orientation • Time orientation influences: –Scheduling–Housing space–Business practices