Psychology of Superheroes: An Unauthorized Exploration (Psychology of Popular Culture) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933771313 ISBN 13: 9781933771311

Verlag: Smart Pop, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

This latest installment in the Psychology of Popular Culture series turns its focus to superheroes. Superheroes have survived and fascinated for more than 70 years in no small part due to their psychological depth.

In The Psychology of Superheroes, almost two dozen psychologists get into the heads of today's most popular and intriguing superheroes. Why do superheroes choose to be superheroes? Where does Spider-Man's altruism come from, and what does it mean? Why is there so much prejudice against the X-Men, and how could they have responded to it, other than the way they did? Why are super-villains so aggressive? The Psychology of Superheroes answers these questions, exploring the inner workings our heroes usually only share with their therapists.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Robin Rosenberg, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and coauthor of Abnormal Psychology, Fundamental of Psychology, and Psychology in Context. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Smart Pop
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1933771313
• ISBN 13: 9781933771311
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272
• Herausgeber: Rosenberg Robin S., Canzoneri Jennifer
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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