Abstract
Summarized an ongoing research program on contemporary Mormon polygynous families. Husband-wife and wife-wife relations in plural families are examined from dialectical and transactional world views. Key research issues center on (a) how husbands and wives achieve viable dyadic and communal relationships, and (b) how dyadic and communal issues are managed in social and physical contexts through the life cycle of plural family relationships.
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Altman, I., Brown, B. B., Staples, B., & Werner, C. M. (1992). A transactional approach to close relationships: Courtship, weddings and placemaking. In B. Walsh, K. Craik, & R. Price (Eds.),Person-environment psychology: Contemporary models and perspectives (pp. 193–241). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
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Books
McGrath, J. E., & Altman, I. (1966).Small group research: Synthesis and critique of the field. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Altman, I., & Taylor, D. A. (1973).Social penetration: The development of interpersonal relationships. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
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Altman, I., & Chemers, M. M. (1980).Culture and environment. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole. (Reprinted by Cambridge University Press, 1984, 1986, 1989)
Altman, I., Rapoport, A., & Wohlwill, J. (Eds.). (1980).Environment and culture: Vol. 4. Human behavior and environment: New York: Plenum Press.
Altman, I., Wohlwill, J. F., & Everett, P. B. (Eds.). (1981).Transportation and behavior. VOL 5. Human behavior and environment. New York: Plenum Press.
Altman, I., & Wolhwill, J. F. (Eds.). (1983).Behavior and the natural environment: Vol. 6. Human behavior and environment. New York: Plenum Press.
Altman, I., Lawton, M. P. and Wohlwill, J. F. (Eds.). (1984).Elderly people and the environment: Vol. 7. Human behavior and environment. New York: Plenum Press.
Altman, I., & Werner, C. M. (Eds.). (1985).Home environments: Vol. 8. Human behavior and environment. New York: Plenum Press.
Altman, I., & Wandersman, A. (Eds.). (1987).Neighborhood and community environments: Vol. 9. Human behavior and environment. New York: Plenum Press.
Stokols, D., & Altman, I. (Eds.). (1987).Handbook of environmental psychology (Vol. 1). New York: Wiley. (Reprinted by Krieger, Malabar, FL, 1991)
Stokols, D., & Altman, I. (Eds.). (1987).Handbook of environmental psychology (Vol. 2). New York: Wiley. (Reprinted by Krieger, Malabar, FL., 1991)
Altman, I., & Zube, E. (Eds.). (1989).Public places and spaces. Human behavior and environment. Advances in theory and research (Vol. 10). New York: Plenum Press.
Altman, I., & Christensen, K. (Eds.). (1990).Environment and behavior studies: Emergence of intellectual traditions. Human behavior and environment: Advances in theory and research (Vol. 11). New York: Plenum Press.
Altman, I., & Low, S. M. (Eds.). (1992).Place attachment. Human behavior and environment: Advances in theory and research (Vol. 12). New York Plenum Press.
Chapters and Journal Articles
McGinnies, E. M., & Altman, I. (1959). Discussion as a function of attitudes and content of a persuasive communication.Journal of Applied Psychology, 43, 53–59.
Altman, I., & McGinnies, E. M. (1960). Interpersonal perception and communication in discussion groups of varied attitudinal composition.Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 60, 390–395.
Altman, I. (1963). Mainstreams of small group research.Public Administration Quarterly, 23(4), 203–208.
Altman, I., & Haythorn, W. W. (1965). Interpersonal exchange in isolation.Sociometry, 23(4), 411–426.
Altman, I. (1966). Aspects of the criterion problem in small group research: I. Behavioral domains to be studied.Acta Psychologica, 25, 101–131.
Altman, I. (1966). Aspects of the criterion problem in small group research: II. The analysis of group tasks.Acta Psychologica, 25, 199–221.
Altman, I. (1965). Classification of small group research knowledge: Approach and implications for behavior in organizations. In R. Bowers (Ed.),Behavior in organizations (pp. 64–67). Athens: University of Georgia Press.
Haythorn, W. W., Altman, I., & Myers, T. I. (1966). Emotional symptomatology and subjective stress in isolated pairs of men.Journal of Experimental Research in Personality, 1, 290–306.
Taylor, D. A., & Altman, I. (1966). Intimacy scaled materials for use in social psychological research.Psychological Reports, 19, 729–730.
Haythorn, W. W., & Altman, I. (1967). Together in isolation.Transaction, 4, 18–22. Also reprinted in C. Spielberger, R. Fox, and R. B. Masterson (Eds.). (1968).Contributions to general psychology (pp. 370–375). New York: Ronald. Reprinted in D. A. Taylor (Ed.). (1971).Small groups. Chicago: Markham. Reprinted in E. Aronson and R. Helmreich (Eds.). (1973).Social psychology in the world. Princeton, Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Haythorn, W., & Altman, I. (1967). Personality factors in isolated environments. In M. Appley & R. Trumbull (Eds.),Psychological stress (pp. 363–386). New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.
Altman, I., & Haythorn, W. W. (1967). The ecology of isolated groups.Behavioral Science, 12, 169–182. Reprinted in H. Proshansky & W. Ittelson (Eds.). (1970).Environmental psychology. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Cole, J., Machir, D., Altman, I., Haythorn, W. W., & Wagner, C. M. (1967). Perceptual changes in social isolation.Journal of Clinical Psychology, 23, 330–333.
Altman, I., & Haythorn, W. W. (1967). Effects of social isolation and group composition on performance.Human Relations, 20, 313–340.
Altman, I. (1968). Choice points in the classification of scientific knowledge. In. B. Indik & K. Berrien (Eds.).People, groups and organizations: An effective integration (pp. 47–69). New York: Columbia University Press.
Taylor, D. A., Wheeler, L., & Altman, I. (1968). Stress reactions in socially isolated groups.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 9, 369–376.
Taylor, D. A., Altman, I., & Sorrentino, R. (1969). Interpersonal exchange as a function of rewards and costs and situational factors: Expectancy confirmation- disconfirmation.Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 5, 324–339. (appeared in (1968). Proceedings, 76th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, pp. 409–410) Reprinted in D. A. Taylor (Ed.). (1971). Small groups. Chicago: Markham.
Taylor, D. A., Altman, I., Wheeler, L., & Kushner, E. (1969). Personality factors related to response to social isolation and confinement.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 33, 411–419.
Altman, I. (1970). Territorial behavior in humans: An analysis of the concept. In L. Pastalan & D. H. Carson (Eds.),Spatial behavior of older people (pp. 1–24). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan-Wayne State University Press.
Altman, I., & Lett, E. E. (1970). The ecology of interpersonal relationships: A classification system and conceptual model. In J. E. McGrath (Ed.),Social and psychological factors in stress (pp. 177–201). New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Altman, I., Taylor, D. A., & Wheeler, L. (1971). Ecological aspects of group behavior in social isolation.Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 1, 76–100.
Reprinted in S. Friedman, & J. Juhasz, (Eds.). (1973).Environments: Notes and selections on objects, spaces and behavior. Monterey: CA. Brooks/Cole.
Altman, I. (1971). Ecological aspects of interpersonal functioning. In A. H. Esser (Ed.),Behavior and environment: The use of space by animals and men (pp. 291–306). New York: Plenum Press.
Altman, I., & Herron, J. (1972). Academic salaries in psychology.American Psychologist, 27, 393–395.
Zlutnick S., & Altman, I. (1972). Crowding and human behavior. In J. F. Wohlwill & D. H. Carson (Eds.),Environment and the social sciences: Perspectives and applications (pp. 44–60). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Altman, I., Nelson, P., & Lett, E. (1972, Spring). The ecology of home environments.Catalog of Selected Documents in Psychology.
Altman, I. (1973). Some perspectives on the study of man-environment phenomena.Representative Research in Social Psychology, 4, 109–126. Reprinted in W. F. E. Preiser (Ed.). (1973).Proceedings, Environmental Design Research Association (Vol. II). Stroudsberg, PA: Dowden. Hutchinson and Ross. Reprinted in H. Proshansky, W. Ittelson, & L. Rivlin (Eds.). (1976).Environmental psychology (2nd ed.). New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Altman, I. (1973). Reciprocity of interpersonal exchange.Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior, 3, 249–261.
Altman, I. (1973). An ecological approach to the functioning of social groups. In J. E. Rasmussen (Ed.),Human behavior in isolation and confinement (pp. 241–269). Chicago: Aldine.
Taylor, D. A., Altman, I., & Wheeler, L. (1973). Self disclosure in isolated groups.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 26, 39–47.
Sundstrom, E., & Altman, I. (1974). Relationships between dominance and territorial behavior: A field study in a youth rehabilitation setting.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 30, 115–125.
Altman, I. (1974). The communication of interpersonal attitudes: An ecological approach. In T. L. Huston (Ed.),Perspectives on in attraction (pp. 121–142). New York: Academic Press.
Taylor, D. A., & Altman, I. (1975). Self disclosure as a function of reward-cost outcomes.Sociometry, 38, 18–31.
Keiser, G., & Altman, I. (1976). Relationship of nonverbal behavior to the social penetration process.Human Communication Research, 2, 147–161.
Sundstrom, E., & Altman, I. (1976). Interpersonal relationships and personal space: Research review and theoretical model.Human Ecology, 4, 47–67.
Altman, I. (1976). Privacy: A conceptual analysis.Environment and behavior, 8, 7–29. (Also appeared in S. M. Margulis (Ed.). (1974). Privacy. Proceedings, environmental design research association, pp. 3–29).
Morton, T. L., Alexander, J. F., & Altman, I. (1976). Communication and relationship definition. In G. Miller (Ed.),Explorations in interpersonal communication: Sage annual review of communication (Vol. 4, pp. 105–127). Beverly Hills: Sage.
Altman, I. (1976). Environmental psychology and social psychology.Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2, 96–113.
Davis, G., & Altman, I. (1976). Territories at the work place: Theory into design guidelines.Man-Environment Systems, 6, 46–53.
Hansen, H. W., & Altman, I. (1976). Decorating personal places: A descriptive analysis.Environment and Behavior, 8, 491–504.
Altman, I. (1976). A response to Epstein, Proshansky and Stokols.Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2, 359–363.
Altman, I. (1977). Privacy regulation: Culturally universal or culturally specific?Journal of Social Issues, 33, 79–109.
Altman, I. (1977). Personal space and territory in humans. In B. B. Wolman (Ed.),International encyclopedia of neurology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis and psychology (Vol. 8, pp. 320–323). New York: Aesculapius.
Altman, I. (1977). Research on environment and behavior: A personal statement of strategy. In D. Stokols (Ed.),Psychological perspectives on environment and behavior: Conceptual and empirical trends (pp. 303–323). New York: Plenum Press.
Altman, I., & Vinsel, A. M. (1977). Personal space: An analysis of E. T. Hall's proxemics framework. In 1. Altman & J. Wohlwill (Eds.),Human behavior and environment: Advances in theory and research (Vol. 2, pp. 181–259). New York: Plenum Press.
Chemers, M. M., & Altman, I. (1977). Use and perception of the environment: Cultural and developmental processes. InChildren, nature and the urban environment (pp. 43–54). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Firestone, I., & Altman, I. (1978). Interaction territory in public places: studies of active and passive defense. In W. E. Rogers & W. H. Ittelson (Eds.),New directions in environmental design research. Proceedings of the Environmental Design Research Association, Tuscon, Arizona, pp. 98–108.
Altman, I. (1978). Historical and contemporary trends in crowding research. In A. Baum & Y. Epstein (Eds.),Human response to crowding (pp. 3–29). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Altman, I. (1978). Privacy and mental health. In D. Forgays (Ed.),Primary prevention of psychopathology (pp. 133–155). Burlington: University of Vermont Press.
Proshansky, H., & Altman, I. (1979). Overview of the field. In W. White (Ed.),Resource book on environment and behavior. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Altman, I., & Chemers, M. M. (1979). Cultural aspects of environment behavior relationships. In H. Triandis & R. Brislin (Eds.).Handbook of cross-cultural psychology: Social psychology (Vol. 5, pp. 335–393). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Altman, I. (1979). Privacy as an interpersonal boundary process. In M. Von Cranach, K. Foppa, W. Lepenies, & D. Ploog (Eds.),Human ethology. Claims & limits of a new discipline (pp. 95–132). London: Cambridge University Press.
Vinsel, A., Brown, B. B., Altman, I., & Foss, C. (1980). Privacy regulation, territorial displays, and effectiveness of individual functioning.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 39, 1104–1115. Reprinted in D. Schroeder, D. E. Johnson, & T. D. Jensen (Eds.). (1985).Contemporary readings in social psychology. Chicago, IL: Nelson Hall.
Altman, I. (1981). Reflections on environmental psychology.Human Environments, 2, 1, 5–7.
Altman, I., & Gauvain, M. (1981). A cross-cultural and dialectic analysis of homes. In L. S. Liben, A. H. Patterson, & N. Newcombe (Eds.),Spatial representation and behavior across the life span (pp. 283–320). New York: Academic Press.
Brown, B. B. & Altman, I. (1981). Territoriality and residential crime: A conceptual framework. In P. J. Brantingham & P. L. Brantingham (Eds.),Environmental criminology (pp. 55–76). Beverly Hills: Sage.
Altman, I., Vinsel, A., & Brown, B. B. (1981). Dialectic conceptions in social psychology: An application to social penetration and privacy regulation. In L. Berkowitz (Ed.),Advances in experimental social psychology. (Vol. 14, pp. 107–160). New York: Academic Press.
Gauvain, M., & Altman, I. (1982). A cross-cultural analysis of homes.Architecture & Comportement, 1 (2), 27–46.
Altman, I. (1983). Growing into environmental psychology: An interview.Human Environments, 3, 1.
Brown, B. B., & Altman, I. (1983). Territoriality, defensible space and residential burglary: An environmental analysis.Journal of Environmental Psychology, 3, 203–220.
Altman, I. (1983). Environmental psychology. In R. Harre & R. Lamb (Eds.),The encyclopedic dictionary of psychology. Oxford, England: Basil Blackwell.
Taylor, D. A., & Altman, I. (1983). Environment and interpersonal relationships: Privacy, crowding, and intimacy. In H. H. Blumberg, A. P. Hare, V. Kent, & M. Davies (Eds.),Small groups and social interaction (Vol. 1, pp 17–41). New York: Wiley.
Gauvain, M., Altman, I., & Fahim, H. (1983). Homes and social change: A cross-cultural analysis. In N. R. Feimer & E. S. Geller (Eds.),Environmental psychology: directions & perspectives (pp. 80–218). New York: Praeger.
Lawton, M. P., Altman, I., & Wohlwill, J. F. (1984). Dimensions of environment-behavior research: Orientations to place, design, process, and policy. In I. Altman, M. P. Lawton, and J. F. Wohlwill (Eds.),Elderly people and the environment: Vol. 7. Human behavior and environment (pp. 1–15). New York: Plenum Press.
Gauvain, M., Altman, I., & Fahim, H. (1984). Homes and social change: A case study of the impact of resettlement. In K. Gergen & M. Gergen (Eds.),Historical social psychology (pp. 211–236). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Werner, C. M., Altman, I., & Oxley, D. (1985). Temporal aspects of homes: A transactional perspective. In I. Altman & C. M. Werner (Eds.),Home environments: Vol. 8. Human behavior and environment (pp. 1–32). New York: Plenum Press.
Altman, I. (1986). A perspective on the study of culture and homes. In D. G. Saile (Ed.),Architecture in culture change: Essays in built form and culture research (pp. 5–16). Lawrence: University of Kansas.
Altman, I. (1986). Contextualism and environmental psychology. In R. L. Rosnow & M. Georgoudi (Eds.),Contextualism and understanding in behavioral science (pp. 25–46). New York: Praeger.
Oxley, D., Haggard, L. M., Werner, C. M., & Altman, I. (1986). Transactional qualities of neighborhood social networks: A case study of “Christmas Street. ”Environment and Behavior, 18, 640–677.
Altman, I. (1987). Community psychology twenty years later: Still another crisis in psychology?American Journal of Community Psychology, 15, 613–627.
Altman, I, & Rogoff, B. (1987). World views in psychology: Trait, interactional, organismic, and transactional perspectives. In D. Stokols & I. Altman (Eds.),Handbook of environmental psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 1–40). New York: Wiley.
Altman, I., Werner, C. M., Oxley, D. & Haggard, L. M. (1987). “Christmas Street” as an example of transactionally oriented research.Environment and Behavior, 19, 501–524.
Taylor, D. A., & Altman, I. (1987). Communication in interpersonal relationships: Social penetration processes. In M. Roloff & G. Miller (Eds.),Interpersonal processes: Directions in communication research (pp. 257–277). Newbury Park, CA, Sage.
Werner, C. M., Altman, I., Oxley, D., & Haggard, L. M. (1987). People, place and time: A transactional analysis of neighborhoods. In W. H. Jones & D. Perlman (Eds.),Advances in personal relationships (pp. 243–275). New York: JAI.
Altman, I. (1987). Centripetal and centrifugal trends in psychology.American Psychologist, 42, 1058–1069. Reprinted in L. Bickman & H. Ellis (Eds.). (1990).Preparing Psychology for the 21st century: Proceedings of the national conference on graduate education in Psychology (pp. 39–64). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Altman, I. (1988). Process, transactional/contextual, and outcome research: An alternative to the traditional distinction between basic and applied research.Social Behavior: International Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 3, 259- 280.
Hesse, B. W., Werner, C. M., & Altman, I. (1988). Temporal aspects of computer mediated communication.Computers in Human Behavior, 4, 147–165.
Stokols, D., & Altman, I. (1988). Psychologse de l'environnement: Apercu global.Medecine et Hygiene (Swiss Journal of Medical Information),46, 3273–3276.
Werner, C. M., Haggard, L. M., Altman, I., & Oxley, D. (1988). Temporal qualities of rituals and celebrations: A comparison of Christmas Street and Zuni Shalako. In J. E. McGrath (Ed.),The social psychology of time: New perspectives (pp. 203–232). Beverly Hills: Sage.
Altman, I. (1989). Further commentary on the transactional world view.Social Behavior: An International Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 4, 57–62.
Sundstrom, E., & Altman, I. (1989). Physical environments and work group effectiveness. In L. L. Cummings and B. Staw (Eds.),Research in organizational behavior (Vol. 11, pp. 175–209). Greenwich, CT: JAI.
Altman, I. (1990). Conceptualizing “rapport. ”Psychological Inquiry, 1, 294–297.
Altman, I. (Section Ed.). (1990). Centripetal and centrifugal trends in psychology. In L. Bickman & H. Ellis (Eds.).Preparing psychology for the 21st centtuy: Proceedings of the national conference on graduate education in psychology (pp. 37–108). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Altman, I. (1990). Toward a transactional perspective: A personal journey. In I. Altman & K. Christensen (Eds.),Environment and behavior studies: Emergence of intellectual traditions. Human behavior and environment: Advances in theory and research (Vol. 11, pp. 225–256). New York: Plenum Press.
Altman, I. & Scarr, S. (Section Eds.). (1990). Student socialization issues: Nonformal aspects of graduate education. In L. Bickman & H. Ellis (Eds.),Preparing psychology for the 21st century: Proceedings of the national conference on graduate education in psychology (pp. 205–219). Hillsdale. NJ: Erlbaum.
Brown, B. B., Harris, P. B., Werner, C. M., & Altman, I. (1990). Needing a home. In P. Marsh (Ed.),Lifestyle: Your surroundings and how they affect you (pp. 24–31), London: Sidgwick and Jackson.
Brown, B. B., Harris, P. B., Werner, C. M. & Altman, I. (1990). Managing privacy. In P. Marsh (Ed.),Lifestyle: Your surroundings and how they affect you (pp. 38–45) London: Sidgwick and Jackson.
Brown, B. B., Harris, P. B., Werner, C. M., & Altman, I. (1990). The changing home. In P. Marsh (Ed.).Lifestyle: Your surroundings and how they affect you (pp. 122–129) London: Sidgwick and Jackson.
Werner, C. M., Brown, B. B., Harris, P. B., & Altman, I. (1990). Personal home style. In P. Marsh (Ed.).Lifestyle: Your surroundings and how they affect you (pp. 46–55) London: Sidgwick and Jackson.
Altman, I. (1991). A personal perspective on the environment and behavior field. In R. M. Downs, L. S. Liben, & D. S. Palermo (Eds.),Visions of esthetics, the environment, and development: The legacy of Joachim F. Wohlwill (pp. 113–138). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Altman, I., Brown, B. B., Werner, C. M., & Staples, B. (1991). Placemaking in close relationships. In Y. Yoshitake, R. B Bechtel, T. Takahashi, & M. Asai (Eds.),Current issues in environment-behavior research. (pp. 149–161). Tokyo, Japan: University of Tokyo.
Altman, I. (1992). A transactional perspective on transitions to new environments.Environment and Behavior, 24, 268–280.
Altman, I. (1992). Foreword. Homes, housing and the 21 st century: Prospects and challenges. In E. G. Arias (Ed.),International perspectives, approaches, and their applications (pp. xxi-xxiv) Aldershot, Great Britain: Avebury.
Altman, I., & Ginat, J. (1992). Place attachment: How many meanings? In A. Mazis, C. Karaletsou, & K. Tsoukala (Eds.),Socio-environmental metamorphoses. Porto Carras, Greece: International Association of People-Environment Studies.
Low, S. M., & Altman, I. (1992). Place attachment: A conceptual inquiry. In I. Altman & S. M. Low (Eds.).Place attachment. Human behavior environment: Advances in theory and research (Vol. 12, pp. 1–12). New York: Plenum Press.
Altman, I., Brown, B. B., Staples, B., & Werner, C. M. (1992). A transactional approach to close relationships: Courtship, weddings and placemaking. In B. Walsh, K. Craik, & R. Price (Eds.).Person-environment psychology: Contemporary models and perspectives (pp. 193–241). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Brown, B. B., Altman, I., & Werner, G. M. (1992). Close relationships in the physical and social world: Dialectic and transactional analyses. In S. Deetz (Ed.),Communication yearbook 15 (pp. 509–522). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Werner, C. M., Altman, I., & Brown, B. B. (1992). A transactional approach to interpersonal relations: Physical environment, social context, and temporal qualities.Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 9, 297–323.
Werner, C. M., Brown, B. B., Altman, I., & Staples, B. (1992). Close relationships in their physical and social contexts.: A transactional perspective.Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 9, 411–431.
Altman, I. (1993). Dialectics, physical environments, and personal relationships.Communication Monographs (in press).
Altman, I. (1993). Challenges and opportunities of a transactional world view: Case study of contemporary Mormon polygynous families.American Journal of Community Psychology (in press).
Brown, B. B., Werner, C. M., & Altman, I. (1993). Relationships in environmental context. In A. Weber and J. Harvey (Eds.).Perspectives on close relationships New York: Allvn and Bacon (in press).
Werner, C. M., Altman, I., Brown, B. B., & Ginat, J. (1993). Celebrations and social relationships: A transactional/dialectic perspective. In S. Duck (Ed.),Social contexts of relationships. Newbury Park, CA: Sage (in press).
Reviews
Altman, I. (1962). Review ofThe small group by R. T. Golembiewski.Personnel Administration, Fall issue.
Altman, I. (1970). Review ofPersonal space by R. Sommer.Man Environment Systems, January.
Altman, I. (1974). Review of C. D.Mollar: Architectural environment and our mental health.Architectural Research and Teachina, 3, 60.
Altman, I. (1974). Review of S. Z. KlausnerOn man in his environment: Social-scientific factors for research and policy, Contemporary Psychology, 19, 100–102.
Altman, I. (1974). Review of W. M. Smith (Ed.), Behavior, design and policy aspects of human habitats.Contemporary Psychology, 19, 620.
Altman, I. (1975). Review of A. Mehrabian & J. A. Russell,An approach to environmental psychology, and S. Friedman & J. B. Juhasz (Eds.),Environments: Notes and selections on objects, spaces and behavior (pp. 205–207).Contemporary Psychology, 20(3).
Altman, I. (1976). Review of W. Michelson (Ed.),Behavioral research methods in environmental design.Contemporary Psychology, 21, 106–108.
Altman, I. (1976). Review of R. Moos,The human environment Contemporary Psychology, 21, 695–696.
Altman, I. (1978). Review of Tuan, Yi-Fu,Space and place.Contemporary Psychology, 23, 392–394.
Altman, I. (1989). The reemergence of small group research. Review of C. Hendrick (Ed.),Group processes: Review of personality and social psychology (Vol. 8), and C. Hendrick (Ed.),Group processes and intergroup relations: Review of personality and social psychology (Vol. 9).Contemporary Psychology, 34
Altman, I. (1990). Review of P. Schoggen,Behavior settings. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press,Environment and Behavior, 22, 538–541.
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I wish to express my appreciation and respect for the individuals and families who welcomed us into their lives and homes during the course of this research. Their honesty, forthrightness, and commitment to religious and family life is deep and honorable. We were personally enriched by having the opportunity to learn about a unique life-style, and hope that our portrayal of aspects of participants' lives is objective, responsible, and understanding.
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Altman, I. Challenges and opportunities of a transactional world view: Case study of contemporary Mormon polygynous families. Am J Commun Psychol 21, 135–163 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00941618
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