Definition: Privacy Psychology: Selective access to oneself or one’s group. Legal: The right to be left alone What is the difference between privacy and secrecy? Both are concerned with boundaries and restricted access.

A. Westin: Typology of Privacy Solitude Intimacy Anonymity Reserve Westin, A. (1976). Privacy and freedom. New York: Atheneum.

Functions of Privacy Personal autonomy Emotional release Self-evaluation Limited and protected communication

What is acedia? Privileged communication

Privacy Mechanisms Verbal content Verbal structure Nonverbal mechanisms –Eye contact research –Spatial invasion studies –Facial gestures

Privacy Mechanisms Environmentally based mechanisms –Office design –Barriers around the house (landscaping) –Clothing

Privacy Mechanisms Culturally based mechanisms –Variations in cultural patterns in personal space, touching, crowding, territory –E. Goffman’s notion of “on and off stage” –Use of rooms with limited access (bedrooms, bathrooms)

Film: Beyond Shelter 1.How do the various designs seen in the film either facilitate or hamper privacy needs? 2.What is the relationship between privacy and perceived control over the environment ?