American behavioral history an introduction / edited by Peter N. Stearns.
| Other author | Stearns, Peter N. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : New York University Press, |
| Description | x, 259 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction / Peter N. Stearns -- Family and childhood -- The cute child and modern American parenting / Gary Cross -- Abduction stories that changed our lives: from Charley Ross to modern behavior / Paula Fass -- "If they have any orders, I am theirs to command": indulgent middle-class grandparents in American society / Linda W. Rosenzweig -- Emotions and consumer behavior -- There's no place like home: homesickness & homemaking in America / Susan J. Matt -- Horseless horses: car dealing and the survival of retail bargaining / Steven M. Gelber -- Death and mourning -- American death / Peter N. Stearns -- Laid out in "big mama's kitchen": African Americans and the personalized theme funeral / Suzanne Smith -- Perception of the senses -- Making scents make sense: white noses, black smells, and desegregation / Mark M. Smith -- Sexuality -- Tainted love: the transformation of oral-genital behavior in the United States, 1970-2000 / Kevin White. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2005012783 |
| ISBN | 9780814798430 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814798438 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780814798447 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814798446 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |