Appropriateness judgments about stranger encounters depend on the specific public setting

Evidence

Calculations of appropriateness, like those of desirability and legitimacy, also involve consideration of the character of the particular public space itself. Encounters between males or between males and females, for example, may be more “appropriate” in some settings than in others. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 1011

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Misconduct raises felt crowding even when actual visitor density is identical — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 2304