George C. Homans Quote

It is really intolerable that we can say only one thing at a time; for social behavior displays many features at the same time, and so in taking them up one by one we necessarily do outrage to its rich, dark, organic unity.


p. 114 - Social behavior: Its Elementary Forms, 1961


It is really intolerable that we can say only one thing at a time; for social behavior displays many features at the same time, and so in taking them ...

It is really intolerable that we can say only one thing at a time; for social behavior displays many features at the same time, and so in taking them ...

It is really intolerable that we can say only one thing at a time; for social behavior displays many features at the same time, and so in taking them ...

It is really intolerable that we can say only one thing at a time; for social behavior displays many features at the same time, and so in taking them ...