Our superheroes, ourselves /
Rosenberg, Robin S.
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Our relationships with superheroes. Our fascination with superheroes / Robin S. Rosenberg -- Superhero comics as moral pornography / David A. Pizarro and Roy Baumeister -- Are superhero stories good for us? : reflections from clinical practice / Lawrence C. Rubin -- Emotions in comics : why the silver age of comics made a difference / Peter J. Jordan -- The effects of superhero sagas on our gendered selves / Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz and Hillary Pennell -- Pt. 2. The humanity of superheroes. Our superheroes, our supervillains : are they all that different? / Travis Langley -- Are superheroes just supergifted? / Robin S. Rosenberg and Ellen Winner -- The very real work lives of superheroes : illustrations of work psychology / Gary N. Burns and Megan B. Morris -- How super are superheroes? / Robert J. Sternberg -- Seven roads to justice for superheroes and humans / Mikhail Lyubansky.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Superheroes
Psychology in literature.
Archetype (Psychology)