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Fairy Tales & nursery rhymes

Fairy Tales & nursery rhymes. Agents of socialization. Function of Fairy tales. Agent of socialization Bruno Bettelheim, The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning & Importance of Fairy Tales Help children master the problems of growing up, stimulate imaginations to help deal with fears.

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Fairy Tales & nursery rhymes

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  1. Fairy Tales & nursery rhymes Agents of socialization

  2. Function of Fairy tales • Agent of socialization • Bruno Bettelheim, The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning & Importance of Fairy Tales • Help children master the problems of growing up, stimulate imaginations to help deal with fears

  3. Introduction to real world • There is evil and virtue, good and bad in everything • Difficulties in life are unavoidable, see hero confront evil, and through cleverness or bravery, find a way to triumph • See socially acceptable behaviors before they are old enough to grasp moral issues involved

  4. Ring-A-Round the Rosie • Common American versions include: • Ring-a-round a rosie,A pocket full of posies,Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down. • Common British versions include: • Ring-a-ring o' roses,A pocket full of posies,A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all fall down.

  5. Jack & Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water… • Louis and Marie Antoinette • The little old lady who lived in a shoe, She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do…. • She gave them some broth, without any bread; Then whipped them all soundly, and put them to bed.

  6. Mary, Mary quite contrary, • How does your garden grow? • With silver bells and cockle shells • And pretty maids all in a row. • Bloody Mary, actual graveyard, silver bells and cockle shells=torture devices, pretty maids-original guillotine

  7. Structure & content • Simplified view of world for child. • Fundamental issues presented in either/or format • Witch is bad and ugly. • Princess kind and beautiful. • Prince is brave and strong.

  8. Love, fear, death, isolation and abandonment themes • Confront fears can’t yet verbalize • Cinderella: parent death, step-mother, sibling rivalry • Disney v. Grimm brothers • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODd9_0qqnQo • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwbjet0zkLI

  9. Analyzing Cinderella • Mastering problems: wished for a different life • Introduction to real world: death, problems of wealthy • Stimulating imagination: fairy godmother puts magic spell • Dealing with fears: parent death, step parent mean, siblings • Either/or format: nice and beautiful, sisters mean and ugly • Themes: hopeful in face of adversity • Possible new meaning: commoner marries Prince, Kate Middleton, step sisters as negative voices within

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