The influence of privacy regulation on urban Malay families living in terrace housing.

This paper reports on behavioral norms and territoriality as part of behavioral and environmental mechanisms used to regulate privacy among urban Malay families living in terrace housing. In-depth interview was employed involving 11 case studies of Malay families living in three-bedroom two-storey...

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Main Authors: Hashim, Ahmad Hariza, Abdul Rahim, Zaiton
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Archnet, MIT 2008
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17218/1/The%20influence%20of%20privacy%20regulation%20on%20urban%20Malay%20families%20living%20in%20terrace%20housing.pdf
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description This paper reports on behavioral norms and territoriality as part of behavioral and environmental mechanisms used to regulate privacy among urban Malay families living in terrace housing. In-depth interview was employed involving 11 case studies of Malay families living in three-bedroom two-storey terrace housings in the urban areas. Findings indicate that while most of the behavioral norms employed to regulate privacy are consistent with Malay cultural norms and religious belief, there are a few which are not consistent due to the constraint of terrace housing. Defined territory and the need to respect the neighbors’ privacy are found to indirectly affect community intimacy among Malay families living in terrace housings.
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spelling upm.eprints-172182015-09-17T00:35:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17218/ The influence of privacy regulation on urban Malay families living in terrace housing. Hashim, Ahmad Hariza Abdul Rahim, Zaiton This paper reports on behavioral norms and territoriality as part of behavioral and environmental mechanisms used to regulate privacy among urban Malay families living in terrace housing. In-depth interview was employed involving 11 case studies of Malay families living in three-bedroom two-storey terrace housings in the urban areas. Findings indicate that while most of the behavioral norms employed to regulate privacy are consistent with Malay cultural norms and religious belief, there are a few which are not consistent due to the constraint of terrace housing. Defined territory and the need to respect the neighbors’ privacy are found to indirectly affect community intimacy among Malay families living in terrace housings. Archnet, MIT 2008-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17218/1/The%20influence%20of%20privacy%20regulation%20on%20urban%20Malay%20families%20living%20in%20terrace%20housing.pdf Hashim, Ahmad Hariza and Abdul Rahim, Zaiton (2008) The influence of privacy regulation on urban Malay families living in terrace housing. International Journal of Architectural Research, 2 (2). pp. 94-102. ISSN 1994-6961 Terrace houses - Malaysia. Housing - Design and construction. Dwellings - Design and construction. English
spellingShingle Terrace houses - Malaysia.
Housing - Design and construction.
Dwellings - Design and construction.
Hashim, Ahmad Hariza
Abdul Rahim, Zaiton
The influence of privacy regulation on urban Malay families living in terrace housing.
title The influence of privacy regulation on urban Malay families living in terrace housing.
title_full The influence of privacy regulation on urban Malay families living in terrace housing.
title_fullStr The influence of privacy regulation on urban Malay families living in terrace housing.
title_full_unstemmed The influence of privacy regulation on urban Malay families living in terrace housing.
title_short The influence of privacy regulation on urban Malay families living in terrace housing.
title_sort influence of privacy regulation on urban malay families living in terrace housing
topic Terrace houses - Malaysia.
Housing - Design and construction.
Dwellings - Design and construction.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17218/1/The%20influence%20of%20privacy%20regulation%20on%20urban%20Malay%20families%20living%20in%20terrace%20housing.pdf
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