Evidence for sex-typed perception and use of the housing environment is presented in several studies, and implications of such sex-typing for family conflict behavior are discussed. In the first study, conducted with 200 female undergraduates, it was found that sex-typed perception of within-home spaces was related to sex-typed use of personal space on a project measure. In the second study, perception of within home sex-typed spaces was confirmed in questionnaire responses of 26 married student families living in comparable housing. In addition, husbands and wives individually completed conflict resolution stories using a housing model designed for the study. Those who reported use of sex-typed spaces for privacy were more likely to complete conflict stories with withdrawal themes. Implications for the effects of microecology of the home on family interaction were discussed. (Author)