American behavioral history; an introduction.9780814798447 American behavioral history; an introduction. Ed. by Peter N. Stearns. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of U. Pr. 2005 259 pages $21.00 Paperback HN57 American historians describe and demonstrate a new practice of using history to understand basic assumptions of human and social behavior In biology, psychology and sociology social behavior is behavior directed towards, or taking place between, members of the same species. Behavior such as predation which involves members of different species is not social. . They do not claim that history alone explains key behaviors, but that the approach can add perspectives otherwise missing. Among the topics are the cute child and modern American parenting, car dealing and the survival of retail bargaining, and African Americans African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. and the personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. theme funeral. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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