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Psychology: Women And Territory

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  Total Pages: 1.46
  Total Words: 366
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Psychology: Women and Territory



     Basic psychology is the attempt to explain and understand significant
issues in human behavior which can shed light on popular misconceptions. Desmond
Morris and Naomi Weisstein explore two different psychological areas that are
misunderstood by the public and some psychologists.

"The invading army encroaching on national territory, the gang moving into a
rival district, the trespasser climbing into an orchard, the burglar breaking
into a house, the bully pushing to the front of a queue, the driver trying to
steal a parking space, all of these intruders are liable to be met with
resistance varying from the vigorous to the savagely violent"(P.256,257)

     These are all examples of the various ways in which people can violate
someone's territory. The violation of a boundary can have serious consequences.
For instance, a gang uses visual stimuli such as graffiti to illustrate a marked
territory. The unreadable words to the average person mean nothing. A rival gang
member may ignore these symbols of territory and hence, put their life in
jeopardy.
     Territory is not just environmental, but it is also bodily. A person
creates an imaginary bubble around them. This is consider...

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