To Cover Yourself in (Old) Glory: Political and Psycho-ideological Determinants of Normative Desecration of the American Flag

• In Event: Politics and Identity

Brief Overview

This paper explores contemporary uses and abuses of the American flag as a vehicle for expressing patriotic and nationalistic sentiments to identify the psycho-ideological and political determinants of desecration as defined in the U.S. Flag Code.

Authors

• Jasmine Platt, Boise State University

• Stephen Michael Utych, Boise State University