For Shame: The Loss of Common Decency in American Culture
- ISBN-10
- 0312155433
- ISBN-13
- 9780312155438
- Series
- For Shame
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 244
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- St Martins Press
- Author
- James B. Twitchell
Description
Offering examples of shame in various cultures, the author traces the disappearance of shame in American society, using O.J. Simpson, Jenny Jones, and the Hollywood creation of Mrs. Doubtfire as examples
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