Campus traditions : folklore from the old-time college to the modern mega-university / Simon J. Bronner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bronner, Simon J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College students--United States.

College students.

College students--United States--Social life and customs.

College environment--United States.

College environment.

Folklore--United States.

Folklore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (496 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson, [Miss.] : University Press of Mississippi, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From their beginnings, campuses emerged as hotbeds of traditions and folklore. American college students inhabit a culture with its own slang, stories, humour, beliefs, rituals, and pranks. This book takes a long look at American campus life and how it is shaped by students and at the same time shapes the values of all who pass through it.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Prologue: "Here's the Syllabus"; 1. Getting In: Orientation; 2. The Stress of Grades: Tests and Papers; 3. Professors, Coaches, Jocks, Geeks, and Other Strange Characters; 4. Rushes, Pranks, and Dinks: The Rough-and-Tumble Campus; 5. College Spirit: Expressing Loyalty and Rivalry; 6. Campus Events: Holidays, Games, and Sports; 7. Greek Life; 8. Legendary Locations, Laughs, and Horrors; 9. Sex and the Single Student; 10. Getting Out: Graduation; References; 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781283611220

1283611228

9781621036173

1621036170

OCLC:

785390225