Shameful behaviors / Tim Delaney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delaney, Tim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shame.

Shame--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

viii, 137 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2008]

Summary:

What do Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Richard Gere, untalented American Idol singers, former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, former baseball player Jose Conseco, "dead-beat" fathers, and drunken college students all have in common? They have all engaged in some type of shameful behavior.

Seemingly, an increasing number of people are acting rudely, displaying poor etiquette, and acting shamelessly in an increasing number of social situations. In fact, it appears as though there is a rising culture of shamelessness in the United States. Shameful Behaviors presents a unique look at American culture based on the premise that not only is there a rising culture of shamelessness, there is also a corresponding rise in formal and informal resistance against this trend.

Author Tim Delaney provides the reader with an informative and entertaining analysis of contemporary American culture.

Contents:

The growing culture of shamelessness

Formal shamings : degradation ceremonies designed to compromise self-esteem and identity

Informal shamings : the joy of shaming others

Self-shamings : degrading one's self

Drunk shamings : an old college tradition meets modern technology

The shame of it all!

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-133) and index.

ISBN:

9780761840886

0761840885

OCLC:

233935959