Design Awareness

Politics & Social Sciences

Sommer, Robert

Sociology

Rinehart Press

A psychologist relates man's emotional needs and behavior to architectural and interior design

Personal Space: The Behavioral Basis of Design

Romance

Historical

Prentice Hall Direct

Social Design

Arts & Photography

Architecture

Social design: Creating buildings with people in mind

PRENTICE/HALL

" Airports where chairs are bolted to the floor to drive patrons into food and drink concessions...picnic tables cemented into the earth, making large parties--or even sitting in the shade--impossible...public toilets, advertised as indestructible by manufacturers, that drive vandals to the use of dynamite in a desperate attempt at a human imprint.\nThese are just a few examples of what Robert Sommer, author of the best-selling PERSONAL SPACE, Sommer examines the "New Brutalise" in architecture--the trend toward windowless concrete homes and office buildings; barren, cheerless campuses; sterile, uncomfortable public parks and airports.\nSommer argues that these alienating environments are producing subtle but debilitating psychological effects in all of us, and that public attention should be refocused on the psychological causes--not just the results--of seemingly wanton vandalism directed against impersonal public architecture. He says, for instance, that, 'Graffiti in the New York subways is considered a problem --the depressing and squalid environment isn't.'\nTIGHT SPACES convincing fly portrays the alienation engendered by unresponsive design and present ts a lively and moving plea for humanizing 'hard architecture.' "

Tight spaces; hard architecture and how to humanize it (A Spectrum book)

Hardcover: 150 pages Publisher: Prentice Hall (October 1974) Language: English ISBN-10: 0139213465 ISBN-13: 978-0139213465 Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 12 ounces Average Customer Review: Be the first to review this item Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,071,067 in Books

The End of Imprisonment

Social Sciences

Oxford University Press

Describes the history of American prisons, provides reasons for their survival in the face of overwhelming evidence of their failure, and proposes reforms

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

In this fourth revision of their college textbook, Barbara and Robert Sommer expand the coverage of case studies and provide a new chapter describing the research opportunities provided by the internet, as well as new material on the use of computers in running research studies and in data analysis.

A practical guide to behavioral research: Tools and techniques

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

A Practical Guide to Behavioral Research: Tools and Techniques

Ideal for students in research methods courses and for readers seeking a clear guide to conducting behavioral studies, the fourth edition of A Practical Guide to Behavioral Research provides an accessible introduction to the techniques and tools of behavioral research used in psychology, sociology, and anthropology, as well as in business, education, design, and program evaluation. It offers a multi-method, hands-on, interdisciplinary approach including observation, interviewing, questionnaire construction, experimentation, content analyses, case studies, and the use of personal documents and archival measures. Students are encouraged to learn by using statistical techniques rather than just reading about them. This revision includes a new chapter describing the research opportunities provided by using the Internet in behavioral research, and new material on the use of computers in running research studies and in data analysis. It also expands coverage of case studies and qualitative research, and introduces the role of the camera in behavioral research. Details on conference presentations and on writing technical reports and journal articles are included. This edition also features more information on work being done outside of North America. Lively and straightforward, the fourth edition of A Practical Guide to Behavioral Research is an indispensable tool for teachers in need of an excellent textbook, and an invaluable reference for anyone interested in behavioral studies.

Sommer, Barbara B.

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