Date of Award
8-1973
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Dr. James Schellenberg
Second Advisor
Dr. Robert Jack Smith
Third Advisor
Dr. Richard McDonald
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Purpose and Theory
The Problem
Studies dealing with the use of space have been concerned primarily with territoriality, the way man perceives space through his senses, and with the manner by which culture affects the location of persons in space. This study, like others, falls under the rubric of spatial ecology in that it deals with the occupation of space. This study focuses on the college classroom in an attempt to determine if the occupation of space is systematically patterned, that is, whether particular areas of the classroom are occupied by students with specifiable characteristics. In this context, the particular positioning within space will be viewed as being related to three broad categories of variables -- role performance variables, personality variables, and status variables.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Dolores Burchell, "Seating Patterns in the College Classroom: The Relationship Between Spatial Location and Selected Role, Personality, and Status Variables" (1973). Masters Theses. 4138.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4138