At play in Belfast : children's folklore and identities in Northern Ireland / Donna M. Lanclos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lanclos, Donna M., 1970-

Series:

Rutgers series in childhood studies.

The Rutgers series in childhood studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Northern Ireland--Belfast--Folklore.

Children.

Children--Northern Ireland--Belfast--Social conditions.

Folklore and children--Northern Ireland--Belfast.

Folklore and children.

Games--Northern Ireland--Belfast.

Games.

Identity (Psychology) in children--Northern Ireland--Belfast.

Identity (Psychology) in children.

Belfast (Northern Ireland)--Social conditions.

Belfast (Northern Ireland).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 208 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Writing about children on the school playgrounds of working-class Belfast, Northern Ireland, Donna M. Lanclos uses their own words to show how they shape their social identities. She explores their ideas about gender, family, adult-child interactions, and Protestant/Catholic tensions.

Contents:

Introduction

A day in the life

Rudeness and defining the line between child and adult

Masculinity and femininity on the playground

Exploring the Protestant/Catholic divide

Conclusions.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-199) and index.

ISBN:

0-8135-5519-1

0-8135-3452-6

OCLC:

53973257