Socialisation Through Children''s Literature - The Soviet Example

Klappentext Felicity O'Dell analyses the moral content of stories read by Russian primary school children and asks what values are taught and how they reflect ideology. Zusammenfassung Felicity O'Dell analyses the moral content of stories read by Russian primary school children and asks what values are taught and how they reflect ideology. She also questions how successfully the educational process instils the values of Soviet socialism and documents how children's literature mirrors the development of Russian society. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction: 1. Children's literature and social control; 2. Character-education and its theories; Part II. Soviet Children's literature: 3. Production and dissemination; 4. The primary school reader; 5. 'Murzilka'; 6. Conclusions; Part III. The Impact of Soviet Children's Literature: 7. Sociological surveys; 8. Development of specific character traits; 9. Secular morality and myths; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: &apos, Felicity Ann dell, O&apos, Felicity Ann O'Dell, Felicity Ann O''dell
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.06.2010
• EAN: 9780521144377
• ISBN: 978-0-521-14437-7
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: Cambridge Russian, Soviet and
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories