Cultural Constellations and Childhood Identities: On Greek Gods, Cartoon Heroes, and the Social Lives of Schoolchildren

Describes children's participating in dramatic play activities that are teacher or peer governed. Illustrates children's use of cultural symbols as material for story construction and social affiliation. Argues for a literacy curriculum in which cultural symbols are open to critical examin...

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Published in:	Harvard educational review Vol. 66; no. 3; pp. 471 - 496
Main Author:	Dyson, Anne Haas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, MA Harvard University 01.10.1996 Harvard Education Press
Subjects:	Cartoons Children Children & youth Classrooms Cultural identity Cultural Symbols Dramatic Play Education Educational sciences Elementary School Students Ethnography Family (Sociological Unit) Females Greek language Heroes Heroism & heroes Human Relations Identity (Psychological) Ideology Literacy Males Mass Media Mass Media Images Mythology Narratives Oral Tradition Peer Relations Playgrounds Preschool Children Pretend Play Primary Education Reading Instruction Social Development Sociology Sociology of culture Sociology of education Structural Functional Analysis Superheroes Symbolism Symbols Teacher Guidance Urban Education Urban Schools New York United States > US Sociology of Education Imagination Cartoon Social Environment Society Primary School Categorization Child Cultural Identity
ISSN:	0017-8055, 1943-5045
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