Mazes of Meaning: How a Child and a Culture Create Each Other.

Briggs, Jean L.

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ERIC Number: EJ461726

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Publication Date: 1992

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Mazes of Meaning: How a Child and a Culture Create Each Other.

Briggs, Jean L.

New Directions for Child Development, n58 p25-49 Win 1992

Used both a noncontextual mode and a natural history mode of analyzing the emotionally charged dramas that form an important part of the socialization of Inuit children. Focused on a three year old's participation in such a drama. Analyzed themes and plots of the incident. (MM)

Descriptors: Cultural Context, Dramatic Play, Eskimos, Ethnography, Research Methodology, Social Attitudes, Social Behavior, Social Values, Socialization, Toddlers

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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