{"product_id":"thirteen-percent-9781638600800","title":"Thirteen Percent","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirteen percent represents the African American population in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the negative behaviors of a smaller percentage of that 13 percent and the real effects it has on the 13 percent as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCulture--\"the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCultural behavior or patterns are influenced by multiple factors, including ethnicity, race, education, gender, sexual orientation, country of origin, residence, migration, religious and political affiliations, and family life cycles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what happens when that culture is shaped by a tumultuous and violent history? Negative trends of cultural behaviors emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding those trends is vital to understanding our attitudes as both a perceived victim as well as a perceived oppressor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Thirteen Percent is not a book on history, it does offer historical facts in short form that may not be commonly known to explain the shaping of behaviors from all sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hope is for the realization that those negative behaviors are devastating and serve no purpose other than to keep us in our own bondage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe must take ownership of our reactions and actions for self-correction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fulton Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781638600800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.11d","brand":"Nanette Gardner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42077498933429,"sku":"9781638600800","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_856d7e69-d6c8-4ab6-b6a3-a9029197b999.jpg?v=1650956556","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thirteen-percent-9781638600800","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}