City Legends is an academic construct that denotes a localized, folkloric narrative framework within urban studies, distinguished by its transmission through communal belief and its reflection of sociocultural dynamics specific to metropolitan environments.
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The Razor Blade in the Apple: The Social Construction of Urban Legends
Joel Best, Gerald T. Horiuchi · Social Problems · 1985 · 112 citations
Humanities, Sociology, Urban Studies +16
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- JLJanet L. Langlois
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University of Wales
Cardiff, United Kingdom
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California State University, Fresno
Fresno, United States
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Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, United States
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Binghamton University
Binghamton, United States
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- Journal of American Folklore
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- Western Folklore
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- Social Problems
2 publications · 139 citations
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- International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
QSE · 1 publications · 21 citations
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 1 publications · 12 citations
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