Look at Me! : the Fame Motive from Childhood to Death.

Four million adults in the United States say that becoming famous is the most important goal in their lives. In any random sampling of one hundred American adults, two will have fame as their consuming desire. What motivates those who set fame as their priority, where did the desire come from, how d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of Michigan Press 2010.
Temas:
Fame.
Fame > Psychological aspects.
Renommée.
Renommée > Aspect psychologique.
Fame > Psychological aspects
Fame
Philosophy.
Philosophy & Religion.
Ethics.
Electronic resource.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover13;
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part One. Understanding the Motive
  • 1. The Nature of the Fame Motive
  • 2. Millions of People Want Fame
  • 3. Differences among Us in Desire for Fame
  • 4. A Tangled Web of Motives
  • Part Two. Choices, Challenges, Changes
  • Introduction: Changes during the Life Course
  • 5. The Source of Fame
  • 6. Finding a Path
  • 7. Presentation of Self
  • 8. Creating the Audiences
  • 9. Making Fame Last
  • 10. Coming to the End
  • Etymology of the Word Fame
  • What Kind of Famous Person Would You Most Like to Be?
  • German and Beijing Surveys
  • Fame in Different Languages
  • Guinness Book of Records
  • Gender, Age, and Education Differences
  • Preferred Uses of Fame
  • Notes.

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