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postbehavioralism

postbehavioralism noun: a reaction against the dominance of behavioralist methods in the study of politics, claiming that behavioralist research was biased towards the status quo and social preservation rather than social change.

Noun

postbehavioralism (uncountable)

  1. A reaction against the dominance of behavioralist methods in the study of politics, claiming that behavioralist research was biased towards the status quo and social preservation rather than social change.

Origin of postbehavioralism

From post- + behavioralism.

Questions about postbehavioralism

What does postbehavioralism mean?
Postbehavioralism means a reaction against the dominance of behavioralist methods in the study of politics, claiming that behavioralist research was biased towards the status quo and social preservation rather than social change.
What part of speech is postbehavioralism?
Postbehavioralism is a noun.

Words near postbehavioralism in the dictionary

  1. postbasic
  2. postbath
  3. postbattle
  4. postbedtime
  5. postbehavioral
  6. postbehavioralism
  7. postbehavioralist
  8. postbehavioralists
  9. postbellum
  10. postbetrayal
  11. postbiblical

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