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This paper deals with the behavioral pattern of neighbor relations and their relationships to the subjective attitudes and expectations of the residents. The sample was 318 middle-class women living in eight-to 20-story buildings. The findings indicate that respondents so desiring were able to develop active social ties with their neighbors. Moreover, they interacted with neighbors despite the fact that the majority had opportunities for alternative social relations. The distinction between “localized” and “nonlocalized” high-rise residents does not seem meaningful in this case. Actual social ties with neighbors were related to norms and expectations regarding neighbor relations. Despite active neighboring, respondents did not have difficulties obtaining privacy.
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Ginsberg, Y., Churchman, A. The pattern and meaning of neighbor relations in high-rise housing in Israel. Hum Ecol 13, 467–484 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01531155
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