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245 00 $aHousehold crowding and its consequences /$cJohn N. Edwards [and others].
260 $aBoulder, Colorado :$bWestview Press,$c1994.
300 $aix, 228 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-221) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tPopulation, Crowding, and Human Behavior --$g2.$tThe Effects of Human Crowding: A Theoretical and Empirical Review --$g3.$tA Research Odyssey: Methodological Considerations --$g4.$tThe Feeling of Being Crowded --$g5.$tCrowding and Psychological Well-Being --$g6.$tThe Impact of Crowding on the Family --$g7.$tSexual Relations and Reproductive Behaviors --$g8.$tCrowding and Health --$g9.$tConclusions and Implications --$tAppendix A: Questionnaire --$tAppendix B: Description of Scales.
520 $aAs we move into the twenty-first century, the effects of human crowding loom as an ever larger and more pressing issue. In the next ten years, it is estimated that 1.1 billion people will be added to a world population already exceeding 5 billion. Much of this increase will take place in the less developed regions of the world, where the provision of housing is especially problematic. The result will likely be cities of ever higher density, with more intense crowding at the household level.
520 8 $aHow does household crowding affect human behavior? Ethological studies have documented numerous and often extreme aberrations among lower animals. However, sociological and psychological investigations of humans have produced very mixed results. North American and European studies, in particular, have generally suggested that the consequences of crowding are highly selective and mild.
520 8 $aPrior research has relied mainly on surveys of cities with limited crowding. Here, an international team of researchers examines the impact of household congestion in a context more typical of the developing world. Their findings are based on a large representative sample of Bangkok, Thailand, where the average number of persons per room is over four times that found in North America.
520 8 $aRelying on both qualitative and quantitative data, the analyses reported are far-reaching and include an examination of psychological well-being, marital and family relations, sibling relations, violence within the family, the impact on marital sex and reproductive behavior, and the consequences for physical health. As opposed to previous findings in industrialized countries, these results show that household crowding has a wide range of detrimental social and psychological effects.
650 0 $aPopulation.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104910
651 0 $aThailand$xPopulation.
700 1 $aEdwards, John N.,$d1938-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90688657
852 00 $boff,leh$hHB1953$i.H6 1994g