Some effects of urbanism on interpersonal relationships.
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Title
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Some effects of urbanism on interpersonal relationships.
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Identifier
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AAI9315451
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identifier
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9315451
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Creator
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Carpenter, Dorothy M.
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Contributor
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Adviser: William Kornblum
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Date
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1993
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Social | Urban and Regional Planning | Psychology, General | Sociology, General
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Abstract
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Library-going subjects (N = 416; m191,f265) in four locales of differing population size were given questionnaires for the purpose of discovering effects of urbanism (population size and density) on interpersonal relationships.;It is hypothesized that closeness and duration of relationships are negatively affected by factors of increased urbanism. Further, it is hypothesized that, in accordance with Milgram's theory of Urban Anomie (1973) and the determinist view in general, subjects in highly populated locales perceive themselves as having less control regarding the maintenance of interpersonal relationships.;The results of the investigation do not reveal any significant effect of urbanism on the dimension of closeness. Findings do, however, support the hypotheses of a negative effect on duration (F{dollar}\{lcub}{dollar}3,88{dollar}\{rcub}{dollar} = 3.97; p =.01) and an increase in Anomie associated with urbanism (X{dollar}\{lcub}{dollar}12,N68{dollar}\{rcub}{dollar} = 43.5; p {dollar}<{dollar}.00002) consistent with the determinist view.;These effects of urbanism are shown to be mediated by variables such as group size and frequency of accidental meetings with known others. Collectively termed "social redundancy," these variables serve the common function of facilitating repeated dyadic interaction. It is suggested that increasing social redundancy can obviate some of the anomic effects of urbanism.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
