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ERIC #:
EJ574427
Title:
Struggling about "Filth and Trash": Educationalists and Children's Culture in Germany before the First World War.
Authors:
Maase, Kaspar
Descriptors:
Behavior Standards; Case Studies; Censorship; Children; European History; Foreign Countries; Mass Media; Modern History; Popular Culture; Social Behavior; Values; Well Being
Presents a case study in the praxis of "constructing childhood." Relates the history of a campaign in turn-of-the-century Germany against "filth and trash," the professed goal of which was to protect minors from the effects of penny magazines, movies, and popular songs. Presents theses on the motivation of adult campaigners. (DSK)