Analyse how thing - density housing could affect a person's emotions and socials developement?
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The easiest way to put it:
Living with gardens so small that a neighbor's fart rattles my windows drives me nuts.
To live in a flat or semidetached where walls are so thin I could hear a belch or toilet flush would send me over the top, barking mad, howling at the moon.
I need space, a feeling of comfort and security.
I think every one does. Once in a low time of life my family lived in a teeny 4 room cottage. When grandparents visited we had two double beds in one room that I shared with them. The other bedroom was teeny. One couldn't sleep with tele on because the walls were so thin.
The only way I could read or think was to lock myself in the loo.
If Granddad had a "fever blister" (horney old guy indeed), I had to clear off or hear my gram tell him in no uncertain terms he would not get any because I was in the room. admittedly he thought I was asleep, but still. When I told my mother that was when she made up her mind that we would have a larger place before they returned. Gram died a very few days before the house was completed, she never saw it, except in photos.
Funny it wasn't that big a deal then, I was 14-15, but now, I shudder and wonder how we survived. No privacy, no way to get away from each other, tele fighting with wireless or stereo, or mum's piano, her pride and joy. Try reading in that kind of bedlam. Only one younger brother, though. He was seldom home except to sleep. Gee, I wonder why!
Worse though at my uncle's with twelve people, my Gram reported that they would line up mornings to get to the loo.
From first hand knowledge I can say that I understand why too many rats in a cage, too many people crowded together in a home, or in homes too densely arranged can certainly make for disharmony with others and a feeling of desperation, feeling violated, and-or other negatives.
I think that is why today, being grown, I like living alone with my two dogs. Lots of friends to visit, but only those living at distance stay one or more nights.
I hope this personal experience helps. If writing a paper, you are welcome to use it, and quote me.
Dr Charles R. James, DTM
(Yes, a real doctor, now doing tutoring and mentoring with graduate students, my speciality is human development sociology second, psychology still in progress, yet another degree. As Dumbledore said in one of the Harry Potter books [a near quote] *it is not what we are born as, but what we become that really matters.*}
Less space could make people feel claustrophobic and paranoid, mentally as well as physically. Loud music and noise from neighbours constantly annoying them, if it is a crime ridden area, worries about safety etc. On the positive side, a greater sense of community could be reached if people pulled together to make their environment a better one. More people to watch over the children in case of accidents etc. Just a few ideas, hope it helps.
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