Nicknames of notorious American twentieth-century deviants
The decline of the folk hero syndrome
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2152135 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James K Skipper (Virginia Tech, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 99-114 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Deviant Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01639625.1985.9967662 |
| OpenAlex | W2000934838 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 6 |
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
Art · Criminology · HERO · Literature · Parallels · Phenomenon · American History and Culture · Engineering · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2020 (35) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |