Heroes are frequently described as both brave and courageous. Each adjective is often used interchangeably in public and academic discourse, despite historical and philosophical differences in their meaning. While research about heroes and heroism is burgeoning, little work has yet to provide a detailed analysis of specific hero features; indeed, there is a need for greater precision in our terminology and conceptual analyses of heroism. In the present article, we focus on two features of heroism, bravery and courage, and critically parse these terms and the pervasive gender stereotypes that are associated with each. We aim to spark critical discussions about the personal features, motivations, and behaviors associated with heroes and heroi...
Heroism has only recently become a topic of empirical investigation. Existing research suggests a co...
This thesis examines how the Swedish newspapers Aftonbladet and Expressen portrays heroes in the aft...
Female Heroes in Myths and Fairy Tales Myths and fairy tales express, among other things, what it...
Heroes are frequently described as both brave and courageous. Each adjective is often used interchan...
Most sociological studies of heroism have focused on the theoretical realm, but this study empirical...
Heroism, or any act of bravery or fearlessness, to help another person, is an occurrence that has be...
In nearly all societies and epochs, the heroic is gendered on many levels. However, social and cultu...
People use the term hero frequently in our culture, and most people can easily name several heroes. ...
This study aims to know the concept of heroism among children within the age of 9 and 10 years. The ...
peer-reviewedThis thesis documents a PhD research project, conducted over three years, that investi...
The past decade has seen an uptake of research on the topic of heroism spanning an increasingly wide...
Provenance has always been important to me. Knowing who has handled a set of ideas, and how those id...
Heroism is apparently nonadaptive in Darwinian terms, so why does it exist at all? Risk-taking and h...
Despite the understandable and predictable lack of sociological interest in the issues related to he...
In this article, we examine the psychological processes underlying the construction of heroes. We fo...
Heroism has only recently become a topic of empirical investigation. Existing research suggests a co...
This thesis examines how the Swedish newspapers Aftonbladet and Expressen portrays heroes in the aft...
Female Heroes in Myths and Fairy Tales Myths and fairy tales express, among other things, what it...
Heroes are frequently described as both brave and courageous. Each adjective is often used interchan...
Most sociological studies of heroism have focused on the theoretical realm, but this study empirical...
Heroism, or any act of bravery or fearlessness, to help another person, is an occurrence that has be...
In nearly all societies and epochs, the heroic is gendered on many levels. However, social and cultu...
People use the term hero frequently in our culture, and most people can easily name several heroes. ...
This study aims to know the concept of heroism among children within the age of 9 and 10 years. The ...
peer-reviewedThis thesis documents a PhD research project, conducted over three years, that investi...
The past decade has seen an uptake of research on the topic of heroism spanning an increasingly wide...
Provenance has always been important to me. Knowing who has handled a set of ideas, and how those id...
Heroism is apparently nonadaptive in Darwinian terms, so why does it exist at all? Risk-taking and h...
Despite the understandable and predictable lack of sociological interest in the issues related to he...
In this article, we examine the psychological processes underlying the construction of heroes. We fo...
Heroism has only recently become a topic of empirical investigation. Existing research suggests a co...
This thesis examines how the Swedish newspapers Aftonbladet and Expressen portrays heroes in the aft...
Female Heroes in Myths and Fairy Tales Myths and fairy tales express, among other things, what it...