One Should Be Privacy—Two Can Be a Crowd

Reviews the book, Human Response to Crowding edited by Andrew Baum and Yakov M. Epstein (see record 1979-33606-000). Part 1 of this volume begins with a chapter by Altman covering historical and contemporary trends in crowding research. Following a brief description of earlier research traditions (e.g., sociological), Altman, in the present period, identifies and lauds among other changes the growing methodological diversity, the "multilevel analysis of behavior," and the concern with the intervening social and psychological processes underlying crowding phenomena. Some of those who have been involved in the surge of crowding research present chapters on research findings and methodological considerations (Part 1), on concept and theory (Part 2), and to a lesser extent on the derivations and applications of particular theoretical viewpoints (Part 3). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)