All Together Now - American Holiday Symbolism Among Children and Adults

Informationen zum Autor Cindy Dell Clark is an associate professor of anthropology at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey. She is the author of In A Younger Voice: Doing Child-Centered Qualitative Research .   Klappentext In a hard driving society like the United States! holidays are islands of softness. Holidays are times for creating memories and for celebrating cultural values! emotions! and social ties. This book shows how entire families bond at holidays! in ways that allow both children and adults to be influential within their shared interaction. Zusammenfassung In a hard driving society like the United States, holidays are islands of softness. Holidays are times for creating memories and for celebrating cultural values, emotions, and social ties. This book shows how entire families bond at holidays, in ways that allow both children and adults to be influential within their shared interaction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Preface            1          Introduction 2          Spring Season: Easter             3          Summer Season:  Memorial Day and July 4th            4          Autumn Season:  Halloween              5          Winter Season:  Christmas and Chanukah 6          How Ritual Meaning Comes Together             Appendix:  About This Research        Acknowledgements Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Clark, Cindy Dell Clark
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781978801974
• ISBN: 978-1-978801-97-4
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies; Rutgers Series in Childhood St; Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies; Rutgers Childhood Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories