The cute and the cool wondrous innocence and modern American children's culture /
Cross, Gary S.
The cute and the cool wondrous innocence and modern American children's culture / [electronic resource] : Gary Cross. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004. - 1 online resource (259 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The cute child - spunky, yet dependent, naughty but nice - is largely a 20th-century invention. In this book, Gary Cross examines how that look emerged in American popular culture and how the cute turned into the cool, seemingly its opposite, in stories and games.
9780199868254 (ebook) : No price
Children--History.--United States
Children in popular culture.
Toys--Social aspects--United States.
Parenting--History.--United States
Children--United States--Caricatures and cartoons.
Innocence (Psychology)
HQ783 / .C74 2004
305.231
The cute and the cool wondrous innocence and modern American children's culture / [electronic resource] : Gary Cross. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004. - 1 online resource (259 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The cute child - spunky, yet dependent, naughty but nice - is largely a 20th-century invention. In this book, Gary Cross examines how that look emerged in American popular culture and how the cute turned into the cool, seemingly its opposite, in stories and games.
9780199868254 (ebook) : No price
Children--History.--United States
Children in popular culture.
Toys--Social aspects--United States.
Parenting--History.--United States
Children--United States--Caricatures and cartoons.
Innocence (Psychology)
HQ783 / .C74 2004
305.231