Children's folklore : a source book / edited by Brian Sutton-Smith ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sutton-Smith, Brian.

This book is freely available in digital formats through the Utah State University Library Digital Commons., funder.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Folklore.

Children.

Folklore--Methodology.

Folklore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Logan : Utah State University Press, c1999.

Utah State University Press, [1999]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Garland, 1995, in series: Garland reference library of social science ; vol. 647.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-370) and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

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ISBN:

9780874213577

0874213576

9780585175263

0585175268

OCLC:

437241611