Heroes : What They Do and Why We Need Them.
Title:
Heroes : What They Do and Why We Need Them.
Author:
Allison, Scott T.
ISBN:
9780199780693
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (241 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Heroes: Who They Are and What They Do -- 2 Exemplars: Our Images of Heroes -- 3 Redemption: Back from the Brink -- 4 Obstacles: Triumph over Adversity -- 5 Evil: Challenges to Heroism -- 6 Shaping: How Heroes Shape Us and How We Shape Them -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
Using the lens of popular culture, Heroes explores the ways that our perceptions of heroism and villainy affect the way people behave in heroic and villainous ways. Allison and Goethals use psychology to explore how these important concepts shape our lives and our world.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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