How space affects social value judgements at zero acquaintance, with particular reference to civic transitory space

This research investigates how the design of space affects first impressions between people — those we pass in the street, the mall, the train and so on. These interactions are important to individuals and their communities because, simply put, first impressions count. Using Ervin Goffman’s (1973,...

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Main Author: Tooley, Jack
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84125
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description This research investigates how the design of space affects first impressions between people — those we pass in the street, the mall, the train and so on. These interactions are important to individuals and their communities because, simply put, first impressions count. Using Ervin Goffman’s (1973, 1974, 2009, 2014) dramaturgical approach to symbolic interactionism, combined with the theory of affordance, a hypothesis about how space can sway first impressions is presented and tested through experimentation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-841252021-06-21T00:44:46Z How space affects social value judgements at zero acquaintance, with particular reference to civic transitory space Tooley, Jack This research investigates how the design of space affects first impressions between people — those we pass in the street, the mall, the train and so on. These interactions are important to individuals and their communities because, simply put, first impressions count. Using Ervin Goffman’s (1973, 1974, 2009, 2014) dramaturgical approach to symbolic interactionism, combined with the theory of affordance, a hypothesis about how space can sway first impressions is presented and tested through experimentation. 2021 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84125 Curtin University fulltext
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How space affects social value judgements at zero acquaintance, with particular reference to civic transitory space
title How space affects social value judgements at zero acquaintance, with particular reference to civic transitory space
title_full How space affects social value judgements at zero acquaintance, with particular reference to civic transitory space
title_fullStr How space affects social value judgements at zero acquaintance, with particular reference to civic transitory space
title_full_unstemmed How space affects social value judgements at zero acquaintance, with particular reference to civic transitory space
title_short How space affects social value judgements at zero acquaintance, with particular reference to civic transitory space
title_sort how space affects social value judgements at zero acquaintance, with particular reference to civic transitory space
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84125