Human Behavior: An Inventory of Scientific Findings.

by Bernard and Gary A. Steiner. Berelson, Gary Steiner Berelson Bernard

1964 Harcourt, Brace & World Publihing; Hardcover

712 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 1964

Reviews

[Steven Peterson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this inventory of findings about human behavior several decades ago (while I was an undergraduate student at Bradley University). At that time, it was a useful volume, summarizing propositions about human behavior.

For instance, on page 304: "The large majority of adults in all societies are married". Or on page 413: "On the whole, the higher the status of the members and the more satisfied they are, the more actively they participate in union affairs." Page 509: "As people move from one social group to another, they tend to take over the attitudes and practices of the new group. . . ." Some of these propositions are certainly not earth shaking. Nonetheless, this was a nice effort to identify what we know about principles of human behavior, based on extant research of the time.

Looking back at this now, it is not totally satisfying. Still, in its time, it made its own contribution.

[Luz]

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[Jim Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

While many of the finds in the text are dated, this is a classic which serves the purpose of putting many significant studies at your fingertips.