Introduction: Human Behavior Theory and the African-American Experience

2013 ◽  
pp. 51-74
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Behavior Theory ◽  
American Experience

Human Behavior Theory and the African American Experience

1998 ◽  
Vol 1 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 7-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Letha A. Lee See
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Behavior Theory ◽  
American Experience

Review of Alcohol and Human Behavior: Theory, Research, and Practice.

1995 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 807-807
Author(s):  
Jack Darkes
Keyword(s):  
Human Behavior ◽  
Behavior Theory ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Theory Research

Scriptures, Myths, and Power: The Bible at Work

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-15
Author(s):  
Burton Mack
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Linguistic Style ◽  
American Experience ◽  
Cultural Function ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Henry Louis Gates ◽  
American Tradition ◽  
Christian Myth ◽  
American Society

The introduction to Burton Mack's extended conversation with Vincent Wimbush and Institute for Signifying Scripture, Claremont Graduate University. The conversation revolves around the cultural function of the Bible as Christian myth in American society, and the African-American domestication of the Bible as their Scripture. The essay explores the differences between the Bible as myth in the dominant Euro-American tradition, and the Bible as Scripture in African-American experience. Drawing upon the work of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the concept of "signifying" describes a remarkable linguistic style characteristic of African-American mentality and culture.

Scriptures, Myths, and Power: The Bible at Work - Chapter Five

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-113
Author(s):  
Burton Mack
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Linguistic Style ◽  
American Experience ◽  
Cultural Function ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Henry Louis Gates ◽  
American Tradition ◽  
Christian Myth ◽  
American Society

Part 6 of Burton Mack's extended conversation with Vincent Wimbush and Institute for Signifying Scripture, Claremont Graduate University. The conversation revolves around the cultural function of the Bible as Christian myth in American society, and the African-American domestication of the Bible as their Scripture. The essay explores the differences between the Bible as myth in the dominant Euro-American tradition, and the Bible as Scripture in African-American experience. Drawing upon the work of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the concept of "signifying" describes a remarkable linguistic style characteristic of African-American mentality and culture.

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