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Human Requirements for Extended Spaceflight. 3. HABITABILITY PRlVACY [82] Confined
individuals who report habitability problems generally ...
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3. HABITABILITY
PRlVACY
[82] Confined individuals who report habitability problems generally direct their complaint at a physical aspect of the environment, perhaps because it is more acceptable to complain about equipment than about a fellow confinee. However, as arrangements for living and working in space become better established, habitability issues can be expected to take on a subtler tone and to involve relationships as well as physical conditions. One such relational issue is the need for privacy. This area is not often discussed in terms of spaceflight needs; because of its perceived importance, we shall review privacy research at some length.
Meaning and Functions
The term \"privacy\" conjures up a variety of meanings. It is used to describe the need for ample space; visual, physical, or psychological separation; low population density; control over space, possessions, or information; freedom of activity; and many other concepts.
[83] Popular responses to the term fall into four broad categories: \"aloneness,\" \"controlling access to space,\" \"no one bothering me,\" and \"controlling access to information\" (Wolfe and Golan, 1976). Three of these categories involve managing one\'s direct interactions with others; the fourth involves controlling information about oneself. Privacy in the informational sense reflects a concern not only about immediate events, but also about future events (Laufer, Proshansky, and Wolfe, 1976). It is the informational aspect of privacy that has changed dramatically with the introduction of computers, occasioning much of the recent concern over privacy issues.
Various definitions of privacy have been proffered by researchers and analysts who seek to understand the role of privacy in human development and functioning. A central element in these...
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