"We Are Not Amused." Entertainment and Social Values in Worcester, 1780-1860.

Nutting, P. Bradley

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ERIC Number: EJ498353

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Publication Date: 1994

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"We Are Not Amused." Entertainment and Social Values in Worcester, 1780-1860.

Nutting, P. Bradley

New England Journal of History, v51 n2 p40-48 Fall 1994

Contends that what a society does publicly to entertain itself reveals shared values. Maintains that public entertainment in Worcester (Massachusetts) prior to the War of 1812 was limited largely to Sundays, court days, and the Fourth of July. Describes changes in entertainment and social values after the War of 1812. (CFR)

Descriptors: Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Behavior, History Instruction, Life Style, Local History, Social Change, Social Environment, Social History, Social Networks, Social Values, Socialization, United States History

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts

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