Abstract
This paper relates the psychology of the household to the home space by investigating patterns of territoriality. The paper utilizes Kobayashi's theory of discerning territoriality, based on who makes decisions about the furnishings within the home. This paper aims to validate this method and its suitability for use internationally by analyzing the present day Japanese and Jamaican home. This paper revealed a Matriarchal territorial inclination in both countries. Furthermore it reveals differing attitudes to the child's bedroom and the presence of Isolated territoriality in Japanese males compared with Subservient territoriality in Jamaican males.
