Putting folklore to use / / Michael Owen Jones, editor

• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1994; ©1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Disciplina: 398/.0973
• Soggetto topico: Applied folklore - United States; Folklore - United States - Research
• Soggetto geografico: United States Social life and customs
• Persona (resp. second.): JonesMichael Owen
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Applying Folklore Studies: An Introduction; Part I. Promoting Learning, Problem Solving, and Cultural Conservation; 1. How Can Acting Like a Fieldworker Enrich Pluralistic Education?; 2. Folklore in Museums: Issues and Applications; 3. Aiding the Homeless: The Use of Narratives in Diagnosis and Intervention; 4. Folklife, Cultural Conservation, and Environmental Planning; Part II. Improving the Quality of Life; 5. Folklore and Medicine; 6. Democratizing Art Therapy; 7. Designing Public Spaces for People's Symbolic Uses ; 8. A Folklorist's Approach to Organizational Behavior (OB) and Organization Development (OD)9. Moving Toward Responsible Tourism: A Role for Folklore; Part III. Enhancing Identity and Community; 10. Serving the Public: An Assessment of Work in Public Sector Folklore; 11. Promoting Self-Worth among the Aging; 12. Reflecting and Creating an Occupation's Image; 13. Helping Craftsmen and Communities Survive: Folklore and Economic Development; About the Authors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: <P>Essays by thirteen folklorists explore applications in such areas as museums, aiding the homeless, environmental planning, art therapy, designing public spaces, organizing development, tourism, the public sector, aging, and creating an occupation's image.""</P>
• Titolo autorizzato: Putting folklore to use
• ISBN: 0-8131-3193-6; 1-322-59550-X; 0-8131-4770-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248140603316
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• Serie: Publications of the American Folklore Society. . -New series (Unnumbered)