Perceive Territories: How Much They are Defined by Space (Article Sample)

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Territory is a defined space .This extract gives an overview of how human beings perceive territories and how much they are defined by them. Humans, according to the author, are territorial beings and would do anything just to protect it. The storyline divides the article into three distinct categories, that is, tribal, family and personal territories. The author expounds on what these three entails and how territories are enforced either actively or passively. I find the author effective in his method of delivery as well as the flow of content in the essay. It is a straightforward concept that is easy to grasp and understand.
The main focus of this thesis is how people perceive boundaries from one phase of their lives to another. Territories are enforced from childhood ”All our childhood we have been held to be loved and held to be hurt and anyone who invades our personal space when we are adults, is in effect is threatening to extend this behavior into one of these highly charged human behavior into one of these two extremely charged areas of human interaction." This informs someone that territorial perception is about one's upbringing as well as the region of birth .There is a common test taken to find out how close is too close for someone instructed to stretch out his arm’s length so as to know how close the other person is to them. There are people who are usually a fingertip away; others are a wrist away and lastly, elbow length. The aspect of the region comes in this context; the western Europeans prefer the fingertip distance; the east Europeans prefer the wrist distance and the people from the Mediterranean region prefer the elbow distance.
This thesis is systematic in that at the beginning the author starts by introducing the main theme which is a territory and then breaks it down into three sub categories; tribal, family and personal. In the first category, the tribal territory is brought out as an evolutionary instance from home based hunting grounds to advanced super-tribes in pursuit of agriculture; industrial nations and territorial defense systems. There is development of territorial signals such as signals and flags.
The second instance, in the development and structure, is the inclusion of family territory which originates from the structure of the house whereby the safety net is mostly at the upstairs or separated from the main house. The safety net includes the bedroom where one sleeps or where one is free. It brings a sense of protection.
The last part of the development is personal space and one's perception of eating. People are territorial, and they tend to enjoy their personal space. It is, however, disturbing when space is invaded due to inevitable circumstances for example people in a queue tend to invade in on personal space as well as people in crowds and elevators. One can use non-verbal gestures to show discomfort or reserve a territory by leaving behind an object hence ’marking the territory.â€&trade...