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Environment and Behavior archives from May 1997
Landscapes of fear and stress. (fear of crime)
May 1, 1997... Fear of crime is a major urban background stressor. It involves a perceived threat to a person's existence or well-being (cf. Baum, Singer, & Flemming, 1985, p. 185). Individuals in the United States view fear of crime as a main problem...
People in high latitudes. (traits and dispositions of polar expeditioners)
May 1, 1997... Although the need for the scientific study of the traits and dispositions of polar expeditioners was noted as early as the beginning of this century (Cherry-Garrard, 1922/1989), such studies have been undertaken relatively recently. Personality...
Images of the neighborhood and activity patterns of chronically ill schoolage children.
May 1, 1997... Development is a function of the transactions between the child and his or her environment (Piaget, 1947), which can be defined as a nested collection of settings in which the individual functions (Bronfenbrenner, 1979; 1989). We know little...
Intergroup social relations and architecture: vernacular architecture and issues of status, power, and conflict.
May 1, 1997... This article is concerned with the general theme of the role of architecture in social relations. Several interesting questions arise. First, does architecture play a part in the social relations between religious majority and minority groups,...
Empowerment Evaluation: Knowledge and Tools for Self-Assessment and Accountability.
May 1, 1997... By D. M. Fetterman, S. J. Kaftarian, and A. Wandersman. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1996, xii + 411 pp.
This book, Empowerment Evaluation, is of considerable merit. It is replete with excellent ideas about evaluation that should be of...
A response to Sechrest's review of empowerment evaluation. (response to Lee E. Sechrest in this issue, p. 422)
May 1, 1997... By way of background for the reader and preface to this response, Sechrest and I have been colleagues for many years. We have served on evaluation boards together and engaged in public dialogue and dispute (see Sechrest, 1991, and then...
