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Everybody Is Sitting on the Curb - How and Why America's Heroes Disappeared (Hardcover)
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Everybody Is Sitting on the Curb - How and Why America's Heroes Disappeared (Hardcover)
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The traditional American hero has disappeared and is unlikely to
return. Dr. Edelstein explains in fascinating detail how and why
that disappearance occurred and the consequences for the nation.
Using a sociological approach, he examines the changes that have
taken place within American society since World War II to bring
about the demise of heroes. The United States has run out of
heroes. Hero refers to a national hero, a Universal American around
whom we all would rally if called. The hero is the man-rarely the
woman-who inspires children and adults, and reflects the finest
qualities of the American people. He is recognized as an
inspiration, seen as someone engendering our best qualities. It is
not that the hero represents most if not all Americans; it is that
most if not all Americans are happy to have him as their
representative. This is the man, the role, gone from our lives,
permanently. Edelstein gives a vivid description of heroes of
America's past, and offers an explanation of the national appeal of
such men as Billy the Kid, Babe Ruth, Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
Martin Luther King, Jr. He describes how many of the fields from
which Americans once drew their heroes have disappeared, and how
the structures of other fields that were once sources of heroes
have been altered, thereby obstructing the creation of new heroes.
Not that heroism is dead. To the contrary, many Americans are often
found performing heroic acts: police officers and fire fighters,
federal agents and everyday people are regularly commended for
committing acts above and beyond the call of duty. But these heroic
actions are usually noted only on a local level. To be an American
hero is to be a national hero. This is accomplished by an act of an
individual that demands and receives national attention. But that
doesn't seem to happen anymore. It is difficult to recall the last
ticker-tape parade for an individual American hero. Parades now
celebrate groups: freed hostages, winning sports teams, returning
service personnel. The book concludes with a discussion on the
ramifications of the disappearance of the American hero.
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