Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible.
In my introductory course, Anthropology 160, the Forms of Folklore, I try to show the students what the major and minor genres of folklore are, and h… - Alan Dundes
In my introductory course, Anthropology 160, the Forms of Folklore, I try to show the students what the major and minor genres of folklore are, and h…
- Alan Dundes
Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past. - Alan Dundes
Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past.
Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible. - Alan Dundes
Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not g… - Alan Dundes
Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not g…
Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment. - Alan Dundes
Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment.
In the light of our culture, these are not unreasonable questions and tactics, but if once again, we try to see the lens through which we look, we ca… - Alan Dundes
In the light of our culture, these are not unreasonable questions and tactics, but if once again, we try to see the lens through which we look, we ca…
Cities all over the world are getting bigger as more and more people move from rural to urban sites, but that has created enormous problems with resp… - Alan Dundes
Cities all over the world are getting bigger as more and more people move from rural to urban sites, but that has created enormous problems with resp…
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. - Alan Dundes
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
If a student takes the whole series of my folklore courses including the graduate seminars, he or she should learn something about fieldwork, somethi… - Alan Dundes
If a student takes the whole series of my folklore courses including the graduate seminars, he or she should learn something about fieldwork, somethi…
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