The cute and the cool : wondrous innocence and modern American children's culture /

The cute child -- spunky, yet dependent, naughty but nice -- is largely a 20th-century invention. In this book, Gary Cross examines how that look emerged in American popular culture and how the cute turned into the cool, seemingly its opposite, in stories and games.

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Cross, Gary S.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2004]
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
The cute child -- spunky, yet dependent, naughty but nice -- is largely a 20th-century invention. In this book, Gary Cross examines how that look emerged in American popular culture and how the cute turned into the cool, seemingly its opposite, in stories and games.
Umfang:
1 online resource (268 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-243) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-028886-8
1-60256-876-6
1-280-50254-1
0-19-534813-3
Schlagworte:
Children > United States > History.
Children in popular culture.
Toys > Social aspects > United States.
Parenting > United States > History.
Children > United States > Caricatures and cartoons.
Innocence (Psychology)
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