What do Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Richard Gere, untalented American Idol singers, former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, former baseball player Jose Conseco, qdead-beatq fathers, and drunken college students all have in common? They have all engaged in some type of shameful behavior. Seemingly, an increasing number of people are acting rudely, displaying poor etiquette, and acting shamelessly in an increasing number of social situations. In fact, it appears as though there is a rising culture of shamelessness in the United States. Shameful Behaviors presents a unique look at American culture based on the premise that not only is there a rising culture of shamelessness, there is also a corresponding rise in formal and informal resistance against this trend. Author Tim Delaney provides the reader with an informative and entertaining analysis of contemporary American culture.Other states, such as Georgia and Minnesota, use a special combination of numbers of letters. ... Celebrities that have been sentenced to some type of community service shaming can expect to have their every move recorded by the media.
Title | : | Shameful Behaviors |
Author | : | Tim Delaney |
Publisher | : | University Press of America - 2008 |
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