1st Edition
Heroes, Villains, and Fools The Changing American Character
By Orrin E. Klapp
Copyright 2014
201 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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This volume presents three major social types in American society—heroes, villains, and fools—as models for American behaviour. Approaching these models primarily through language, Orrin E. Klapp explores what they may suggest about Americans as a people. Rather than study people, the author describes abstract types named and embedded in popular language. These social types are important... Read more
Introduction to the Transaction Edition Preface Introduction Importance of Social Typing PART ONE Popular American Social Types 1 Heroes 2 Villains 3 Fools PART TWO The Changing American Character 4 Impressions of American Heroes 5 American Anomic Types 6 Deterioration of the Hero 7 Mockery of the Hero EPILOGUE
Biography
Orrin E. Klapp
