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Fandom Is A Way Of Life: A Folkloristic Ethnography Of Science Fiction Fandom, David Axler
Fandom Is A Way Of Life: A Folkloristic Ethnography Of Science Fiction Fandom, David Axler
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
A science fiction (“sf”) fan is an individual whose interest in this literary genre has extended past reading into involvement in such things as local science fiction clubs, fan magazines (“fanzines”), and sf conventions (“cons”). Science fiction fandom is the loosely-structured, geographically-dispersed organization of these fans. Drawing on both written sources and field interviews with eight informants, the history, composition and structure of sf fandom is examined from a folkloristic viewpoint. The forms of folklore which serve to bind the individual fan to the larger social entity of fandom are detailed.
Despite its literary orientation, fandom is primarily a social …
Premarital Sex Norms: A Test Of A Conceptual Model, Jerry Asselin
Premarital Sex Norms: A Test Of A Conceptual Model, Jerry Asselin
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this investigation is to further improve and re-test the validity of the conceptual model, constructed by Gipson Wells (to be explained in Chapter III) and to increase understanding and knowledge in respect to premarital sexual norms. Stated in another way, verification of the model will more accurately reflect the manner in which young people perceive, and apply these norms.