Social types hero, fool and villain in the theory of Orin Klapp Cover Image

Socijalni tipovi heroja, nitkova i lude u teoriji Orina Klapa
Social types hero, fool and villain in the theory of Orin Klapp

Author(s): Vesna Trifunović
Subject(s): Anthropology, Methodology and research technology, Social Theory, Sociology of Culture, Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Београду
Keywords: Fool; Hero; Villain; social type; social control; comparative approach; national character;

Summary/Abstract: The essay deals with the theory of the respected American sociologist Orin Klapp pertaining to social types, with an emphasis on the Hero, Villain and the Fool. The system, through which Orin Klapp classifies these three types, developing their social functions, as well as the technique he uses in analyzing the American national character, emphasizing their value as a methodological means in comparing different societies, is reflected upon.

  • Issue Year: 2/2007
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 109-135
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Serbian