MASS MAN Definition & Meaning

mass man

noun

a hypothetical common man, especially one held to be typical of a mass society, to be characterized by the absence of unique values or distinct personality traits, to lack a sense of personal or social responsibility, and to be readily manipulated by the techniques developed by mass media.

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Origin of mass man¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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On Feb. 15, a Quincy, Mass., man was indicted on federal charges for allegedly striking an Asian man with his car after saying, “Go back to China.”

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"The chief characteristic of the mass man is not brutality and backwardness," Hannah Arendt writes, "but his isolation and lack of normal social relations."

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At any Waltham, Mass., man’s “pahk ya cah.”

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Linker and Goldberg both invoke Hannah Arendt, who argued that loneliness can be a precondition for accepting totalitarian ideologies: “The chief characteristic of the mass man is not brutality and backwardness, but his isolation and lack of normal social relationships.”

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“It’s real, but the thing is I have to dislocate and extend it for it to look long,” the Westport, Mass., man told NBC Boston Channel 10 in a Friday interview.

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