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Psychologists have learned that territory can be divided into three types, primary territory such as a home, and secondary territory such as a seat in a class and public territory such as beaches or libraries.
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Essay on territorial behaviour Psychologists have learned that territory can be divided into three types, primary territory such as a home, and secondary territory such as a seat in a class and public territory such as beaches or libraries. There seem to be several factors affecting territorial behaviour. Gender has an influence, Smith et al (1981) carried out a field study using observations of behaviour on beaches. They found that males tended to claim larger amounts of territory than females, by using towels and radios to mark out areas. Mercer (1980) carried out studies of students who shared rooms and asked them to draw on a plan of the room which parts they regarded as their territory. It was found that males again regarded a higher proportion of the room to be their territory than females. Situational factors also affect territory. Newman (1973) found that when space seems to be defensible there...
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