Putting Folklore to Use

by Jones, Michael Owen

• ISBN13: 9780813118253
• ISBN10: 0813118255
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-02-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kentucky

Summary

" Essays by thirteen folklorists explore applications in such areas as museums, aiding the homeless, environmental planning, art therapy, designing public spaces, organizing development, tourism, the public sector, aging, and creating an occupation's image."

Table of Contents

Preface
Applying Folklore Studies: An Introduction	p. 1
How Can Acting Like a Fieldworker Enrich Pluralistic Education?	p. 45
Folklore in Museums: Issues and Applications	p. 62
Aiding the Homeless: The Use of Narratives in Diagnosis and Intervention	p. 76
Folklife, Cultural Conservation, and Environmental Planning	p. 94
Folklore and Medicine	p. 117
Democratizing Art Therapy	p. 136
Designing Public Spaces for People's Symbolic Uses	p. 150
A Folklorist's Approach to Organizational Behavior (OB) and Organization Development (OD)	p. 162
Moving Toward Responsible Tourism: A Role for Folklore	p. 187
Serving the Public: An Assessment of Work in Public Sector Folklore	p. 201
Promoting Self-Worth among the Aging	p. 214
Reflecting and Creating an Occupation's Image	p. 226
Helping Craftsmen and Communities Survive: Folklore and Economic Development	p. 240
About the Authors	p. 251
Index	p. 256
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