Detectives Stories and City Life |
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Authors: | Harold J. Bershady |
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Affiliation: | (1) Sociology Department, 585 McNeil Building, University of Pennsylvania, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA |
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Abstract: | Detective stories take place mainly in two settings, constantly changing, many faceted big cities filled with strangers, and stable, fairly homogeneous, innocent small towns whose members know one another. The differences in each clarify the qualities of the other. In solving the mystery of the small town, the detective provides moral instruction and restores the town’s innocence. In solving the mystery in the big city the detective reveals the city as part of the mystery and provides the reader with temporary orientation to the city. Mysteries have grown with the growth of the cities and now appear in every country of the world. Harold J. Bershady is an emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. His most recent book, edited with Renée Fox and Victor Lidz, is After Parson: A Theory of Action for the 21st Century, published by Russell Sage Press, 2005. |
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Keywords: | Big city Small town Urban village Innocence Danger Detective as type Detective as observer Detective as model Orientation gained Ethnicity Race Gender Familiars Strangers |
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