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American Behavioral History

An Introduction
  • ISBN-13: 9780814798430
  • Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • Edited by Peter N. Stearns
  • Price: AUD $193.00
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  • Local release date: 30/10/2005
  • Format: Hardback (229.00mm X 152.00mm) 259 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Social & cultural history [HBTB]USA [1KBB]
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From his founding of The Journal of Social History to his groundbreaking work on the history of emotions, weight, and parenting, Peter N. Stearns has pushed the boundaries of social history to new levels, presenting new insights into how people have lived and thought through the ages. Having established the history of emotions as a major subfield of social history, Stearns and his collaborators are poised to do the same thing with the study of human behavior. This is their manifesto. American Behavioral History deals with specific uses of historical data and analysis to illuminate American behavior patterns, ranging from car buying rituals to sexuality, and from funeral practices to contemporary grandparenting. The anthology illustrates the advantages and parameters of analyzing the ways in which people behave, and adds significantly to our social understanding while developing innovative methods for historical teaching and research. At its core, the collection demonstrates how the study of the past can be directly used to understand current behaviors in the United States. Throughout, contributors discuss not only specific behavioral patterns but, importantly, how to consider and interpret them as vital historical sources. Contributors include Gary Cross, Paula Fass, Linda Rosenzweig, Susan Matt, Steven M. Gelber, Peter N. Stearns, Suzanne Smith, Mark M. Smith, Kevin White.
Preface 1 Introduction Peter N. StearnsPart I: Family and Childhood2 The Cute Child and Modern American Parenting Gary Cross3 Abduction Stories That Changed Our Lives: From Charley Ross to Modern Behavior Paula S. Fass4 "If They Have Any Orders, I Am Theirs to Command": Indulgent Middle-Class Grandparents in American Society Linda W. RosenzweigPart II: Emotions and Consumer Behavior5 There's No Place Like Home: Homesickness and Homemaking in America Susan J. Matt6 Horseless Horses: Car Dealing and the Survival of Retail Bargaining Steven M. GelberPart III: Death and Mourning7 American Death Peter N. Stearns8 Laid Out in "Big Mama's Kitchen": African Americans and the Personalized Theme Funeral Suzanne SmithPart IV: Perception of the Senses9 Making Scents Make Sense: White Noses, Black Smells, and Desegregation Mark M. SmithPart V: Sexuality10 Tainted Love: The Transformation of Oral-Genital Behavior in the United States,1970-2000 Kevin WhiteAbout the Contributors Index
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