The Psychology of Superheroes
An Unauthorized Exploration
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
2 September 2008
Summary
This latest installment in the Psychology of Popular Culture series turns its focus to superheroes. Superheroes have survived and fascinated for more than 70 years in no small part due to their psychological depth.
In The Psychology of Superheroes, almost two dozen psychologists get into the heads of today’s most popular and intriguing superheroes. Why do superheroes choose to be superheroes? Where does Spider-Man’s altruism come from, and what does it mean? Why is there so m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781933771311 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1933771313 |
| Author: | Robin S. Rosenberg |
| Publisher: | BenBella Books |
| Imprint: | BenBella Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 2 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 334g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 153mm x 228mm |
| Series: | Psychology of Popular Culture |
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Critics Review
“Many of the authors [preeminent practicing psychologists] take their subject matter and have fun with it.”
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”“Many of the authors [preeminent practicing psychologists] take their subject matter and have fun with it.”” —Honolulu Weekly
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Robin S. Rosenberg
Robin S. Rosenberg, PhD, is a clinical psychologist. She writes college-level psychology textbooks and has taught psychology courses at Lesley University and Harvard University. She also writes about popular culture figures and the psychological phenomena their stories reveal.
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