Personal Space as a Measure of A Dying Child's Sense of Isolation

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Children; Death; Learning Theories; Personal Space; Research Projects; Sensory Deprivation; Social Isolation; Space Orientation

Interpersonal distance measures were used in an attempt to objectify the sense of isolation said to be present in a child with fatal illness as he nears deat h. A theoretical explanation of the results is offered based on social learning theory. (Author)

1975

EJ112209