Sociology
Stacy Schiff's Salem bestseller "The Witches" had in its subtitle this condition; the "Mass" type is an outbreak of fear
What is hysteria?
Formerly institutionalized mother develops concern over her child's unhealthy relationship with technology
What is Terminator 2?
If you have this, a fear of spiders, steer clear of the movie of the same name
What is arachnophobia?
She dedicated "Frankenstein" to her father William Godwin
Who was Mary Shelley?
Perhaps we're all related to this Mongol emperor who pillaged & plundered from 1206 to 1227
Who was Genghis Khan?
A small group with high status & disproportionate influence; a 1956 book described "The Power" one
What is elite?
Amateur photographer learns social responsibility after Uncle's passing
What is Spiderman?
A hemophobe might avoid a doctor's office because he's afraid of this
What is blood?
Barack Obama's favorite book of 2018 was this memoir by a former first lady
What is Becoming?
South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela wrote "Bring Him Back Home", about this leader imprisoned for 27 years
In 1837 Harriet Martineau wrote of Americans' this uninterested quality "in citizenship", saying some don't even vote!
What is apathy?
Socially awkward teen bonds with a misunderstood animal against his family's wishes
What is How to Train Your Dragon?
Another term for rabies, it's also the fear of water
What is hydrophobia?
She dedicated her first novel, "The Joy Luck Club", "To my mother and the memory of her mother"
Who is Amy Tan?
After making the mistake of shacking up with the wrong beefcake, she became the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt
Who was Cleopatra?
From the Latin for "turning aside", it's departing from usual or accepted societal norms
What is deviance?
Woman takes advantage of impending disaster to cheat on her partner
What is Titanic?
Chorophobia is the fear of doing this; sometimes it can be overcome by taking certain lessons
What is dancing?
In 1856 she published "Dred", in which she depicted the deterioration of a slave-holding society
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
In July 1588 this fleet of ships under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia was spotted off the English coast
What is the Spanish Armada?
Karl Marx said a capitalist system has 2 classes: the bourgeoisie, which controls resources, & this laboring class
What is the proletariat?
Narcissistic athlete learns humility and companionship in a local town after getting lost on his way to work
What is Cars?
Taraji P. Henson's lucky she didn't suffer from porphyrophobia, fear of this, or she wouldn't have done the 2023 film
What is The Color Purple?
Third time's the charm for this author who won a Pulitzer for her third novel, "The Goldfinch"
Who is Donna Tartt?
This ninth leader of the Aztec empire tried to pay Hernán Cortés in gold to stay away--Cortés kidnapped him
Who was Montezuma?