B. F. Skinner's technology of behavior in American life: From consumer culture to counterculture

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-23

  Rutherford, Alexandra ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORISM; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HISTORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORISM; CULTURE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038549052     PISSN: 00225061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhbs.10090     Document Type: Review

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