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{{Byline|last=Petigny|first=Alan|abstract=Mailer’s concern about the lack of individuality in American society was not a substantiation of his claims but of the reverse. In an ironic way, the resonance of “[[The White Negro]]” during the late 1950s was further evidence of an ascendant spirit during the postwar era — one which was more secular, more expressive, and, in the aggregate, less conformist than anything that had come before.|url=https://prmlr.us/mr07peti}} | {{Byline|last=Petigny|first=Alan|abstract=Mailer’s concern about the lack of individuality in American society was not a substantiation of his claims but of the reverse. In an ironic way, the resonance of “[[The White Negro]]” during the late 1950s was further evidence of an ascendant spirit during the postwar era — one which was more secular, more expressive, and, in the aggregate, less conformist than anything that had come before.|url=https://prmlr.us/mr07peti}} | ||
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So, like other critics of the era — such as David Reisman, Gordon Allport, Erich Fromm, and William Whyte — Norman Mailer’s hand-wringing about the lack of individuality in American Society was not a substantiation of his claims but of the reverse. In an ironic way, the resonance of “The White Negro” during the late 1950s was further evidence of an ascendant spirit during the postwar era — one which was more secular, more expressive, and — in the aggregate — less conformist than anything that had come before. | So, like other critics of the era — such as David Reisman, Gordon Allport, Erich Fromm, and William Whyte — Norman Mailer’s hand-wringing about the lack of individuality in American Society was not a substantiation of his claims but of the reverse. In an ironic way, the resonance of “The White Negro” during the late 1950s was further evidence of an ascendant spirit during the postwar era — one which was more secular, more expressive, and — in the aggregate — less conformist than anything that had come before. | ||
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* {{cite book |last=Fisher |first=Eddie |date=1999 |title=Been There, Done That |url= |location=New York |publisher=St. Martin |page= |isbn= |ref=harv }} | * {{cite book |last=Fisher |first=Eddie |date=1999 |title=Been There, Done That |url= |location=New York |publisher=St. Martin |page= |isbn= |ref=harv }} | ||
* {{cite magazine |last=Flowerman |first=Samuel H. |date=April 23, 1950 |title=Portrait of the Authoritarian Man |url= |magazine=The New York Times Magazine |location= |publisher= |ref=harv }} | * {{cite magazine |last=Flowerman |first=Samuel H. |date=April 23, 1950 |title=Portrait of the Authoritarian Man |url= |magazine=The New York Times Magazine |location= |publisher= |ref=harv }} | ||
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