Defined as the claimed sense of

space and emotional attachment

Environmental Boundaries
we share with others in our
community. Concepts of territory
and identity are interconnected
because we usually invest timez
effortz emotion, and self-worth
in paces thst we claim as our
primary territories. Lewin (1936)
behavior is defined by the
persons interacting as well as the
environment in which the
communication takes place.

Interpersonal space refers to the

need for information privacy or
psychological silence bwteen the
self and others. Although privacy
is a major concern in many
western social environment, the
issue may not be perceived as
Psychological Boundaries critical in collective-oriented
cultures. In fact, even the
concept of privacy is constructed
as offensive in many
collectivistic cultures. Another
BOUNDARY Regulating interpersonal aspect of psychological space is
REGULATIONS boundaries creating the mood or
atmosphere of a room.

Temporal regulation is defined

as the attitudes we have about
time. The study of time is known
as the study of chronemics.
Chronemics concerns how
people in different cultures
structure, interpret, and
understand the time dimension.
According to Hall (1983)
distinguished between two
patterns of time that govern
different cultures: the
Regulating Time
monochromic-timr schedule
where people in MT cultures pay
close attention to clock time snd
do one thing at a time.
Additionally, people in
Polychronic-time (PT) cultures
pay attention to relational time
(involvement with people) snd
place more emphasis on
completing human transactions
than on holding to schedules.