Space

space is the boundless, three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction.... one examines 'spaces' with different numbers of dimensions and with different underlying structures..... space is considered to be of fundamental importance to an understanding of the physical universe although disagreement continues between philosophers over whether it is itself an entity, a relationship between entities, or part of a conceptual framework.... personal space is highly variable..... people make exceptions to, and modify their space requirements.... stress from allowing closer personal space distances can be reinterpreted into emotional fervour..... a number of relationships may allow for personal space to be modified and these include familial ties, romantic partners, friendships and close acquantinces where a greater degree of trust and knowledge of a person allows personal space to be modified.... a method of dealing with violated personal space is dehumanization.... a person with soft boundaries merges with other people's boundaries, and is easily manipulated.... a person with spongy boundaries is like a combination of having soft and rigid boundaries they permit less emotional contagion than soft boundaries but more than rigid, are unsure what to let in and what to keep out.... a person with rigid boundaries is closed or walled off so nobody can get close to them either physically or emotionally, often the case if someone has been abused, can be selective which depend on time, place or circumstances and are usually based on a bad previous experience in a similar situation...... flexible is the ideal, similar to selective rigid boundaries but the person has more control to decide what to let in and what to keep out, are resistant to emotional contagion, manipulation and are difficult to exploit....