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UNINA9910134709003321 |
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Titolo |
Children's folklore : a source book / / edited by Brian Sutton-Smith ... [et al.] |
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Logan, : Utah State University Press, c1999 |
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ISBN |
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9780874213577 |
0874213576 |
9780585175263 |
0585175268 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (392 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Children |
Folklore - Methodology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: New York : Garland, 1995, in series: Garland reference library of social science ; vol. 647. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-370) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: What is children's folklore? -- Who are the folklorists of childhood? - Overview: History of children's folklore -- The complexity of children's folklore -- The transmmission of children's folklore -- Overview: Methods in children's folklore -- Double dutch and double cameras: studying the transmission of culture in an urban school yard -- Children's games and gaming -- Methodological problems of collecting folklore from children -- Overview: Children's folklore concerns -- Songs, poems, and rhymes -- Riddles -- Tales and legends -- Teases and pranks -- Overview: Settings and activities -- Children's lore in school and playgrounds -- Material folk culture of children -- Children's folklore in residential institutions: Summer camps, boarding schools, hospitals, and custodial facilities -- The past in the present: Theoretical directions for children's folklore -- Bibliography of children's folklore. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A collection of original essays by scholars from a variety of fields-- including American studies, folklore, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and education---Children's Folklore: A Source Book moves beyond traditional social-science views of child development. It reveals |
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the complexity and artistry of interactions among children, challenging stereotypes of simple childhood innocence and conventional explanations of development that privilege sober and sensible adult outcomes. Instead, the play and lore of children is shown to be often disruptive, wayward, and irrational. </D |
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