Social Behavior: Its Elementary Forms

by George C. Homans

Dedicated by author. Good quality hard cover (no dust jacket), from the collection of Susan Reynolds, (SR), a medieval historian, academic and tutor at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Author has penned gift dedication to Hugh on FEP, (Hugh Reynolds, father of SR), and a pre-publication compliment slip and personal letter to SR are laid in. Boards are lightly marked, with tanning, wear and creasing to edges, notably the spine. Page block is discoloured, with minor blemishes. Internally, pages are well bound and clean, any pencil marks and marginalia remain extant, due to the academic recognition of Susan Reynolds. CN

Genres: Sociology, Nonfiction

404 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1961

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[Ron Sitton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Homans' text notes social behavior is a fundamental process appearing consciously or unconsciously among humans, learned through small groups, but operating throughout organizations and societies of a larger scale. It can be observed through sentiment, activity, interaction and norms, resulting in the characteristics of groups and societies. Societal institutions last because they have payoffs for the individual, whether through status or wealth.