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The Concept Privacy and Its Biological Basis
Author(s) -
Klopfer Peter H.,
Rubenstein Daniel I.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1977.tb01882.x
Subject(s) - competitor analysis , basis (linear algebra) , process (computing) , simple (philosophy) , computer science , information flow , information privacy , internet privacy , psychology , social psychology , computer security , business , mathematics , marketing , epistemology , philosophy , linguistics , operating system , geometry
Privacy is viewed as a regulatory process that serves to selectively control access of external stimulation to one's self or the flow of information to others. It may be manifested by a physical separation or withdrawal from conspecifics. Privacy may also be manifested by actions that mislead potential competitors as to the motivational status or strength of the individual in question. The degree to which this occurs is often related to simple economic (cost/benefit) principles. But in each species the variables that define the cost/benefit equation may vary. Generalizations about privacy are thus unlikely to prove useful.