Nicknames of notorious American twentieth-century deviants

The decline of the folk hero syndrome

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2152135
AutoresJames K Skipper (Virginia Tech, autor correspondente)
Ano1985
Volume6
Fascículo1
Páginas99-114
Data de publicação1985-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.1985.9967662
OpenAlexW2000934838
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas6

This report examines the public use of personal nicknames for notorious American Twentieth Century Deviants. The analysis documents the frequency of nicknames by decade in the twentieth century, the category of the deviant act committed by the person nicknamed, and the connotations of the nicknames. The relationship between the use of nicknames for deviants, and deviants as folk heroes is explored. The data indicate that the public use of personal nicknames for deviants peaks in the 1920's and 1930's and has been declining ever since. This phenomenon parallels the decline in American's belief in the “rags to riches” type of folk hero

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