What's with all the public outbursts?

Los Angeles Times by Robin Abcarian | Sep. 16, 2009 (Special Report)
There are plenty of theories about the recent incidents of rudeness involving Kanye West, Serena Williams and Rep. Joe Wilson. Some worry it's the manifestation of a deepening social dysfunction.

Some say it reflects a general collapse of manners, rooted in the anti-authoritarian strains of the late 1960s. Some offer a psychological explanation: that such outbursts reveal the person beneath the mask of a public persona. Some see an element of racial animus at work. Full Story »

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 by Megan Wirth - Sep. 30, 2009

I believe this is good journalism because this author does a great job of linking modern to history. The author notes, that ever since the Vietnam War, people have have instinctively changed which has had a huge affect on manners and interpersonal relationships. With public outbursts like Kanye West and Senator Wilson, it is extremely apparent that society has taken an attitude adjustment for the worse. This article does a great job of bringing up key points as to why this is happening and how sociologists feel it is affecting society as a whole and how it can be changed or prevented from becoming even more rude.

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