Steven Rossner

KAREN: THE EVOLUTION OF A STEREOTYPE FROM PRIVILEGE TO PREJUDICE rips through the fabric of societal norms to tell the story of how “Karen” turned into a full-blown cultural phenomenon.

In a history that traces Karen’s evolution from her origins to the present-day, Steve Rossner details how the Karen meme gained popularity and power due to a wide variety of social and economic stories.

Here, readers will learn about Karen’s early forerunners in postwar suburban America, the way writers like Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem set the template for the outspoken woman, how the soccer mom helped shape American politics under Ronald Reagan, and how Karen became a seemingly unstoppable menace in the twenty-first century.