Where Have All the Heroes Gone The Changing Nature of American Valor
by [Peabody, Bruce, Jenkins, Krista]
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In Where Have All the Heroes Gone?, Bruce Peabody and Krista Jenkins draw on the concept of the American hero to show an important gap between the views of political and media elites and the attitudes of the mass public. The authors contend that important changes over the past half century, including the increasing scope of new media and people's deepening political distrust, have drawn both politicians and producers of media content to the hero meme. However, popular reaction to this turn to heroism has been largely skeptical. As a result, the conversations and judgments of ordinary Americans, government officials, and media elites are often deeply divergent. Investigating the story of American heroes over the past five decades provides a narrative that can teach us about such issues as political socialization, institutional trust, and political communication.
Product Details
- Oxford University Press Brand
- Mar 14, 2017 Pub Date:
- 9780199982967 ISBN-13:
- 0199982961 ISBN-10:
- 260.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 9.2 in * 0.7 in * 6.1 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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