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Urban Legend Classification

Urban Legend Classification is a methodological framework within legend classification that systematically categorizes contemporary narratives according to their thematic, spatial, and social characteristics to distinguish urban legends from other folklore genres.

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The Sources of Four Commonly Reported Cutoff Criteria

Charles E. Lance, Marcus M. Butts, Lawrence C. Michels · Organizational Research Methods · 2006 · 2K citations

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The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings

Gary Alan Fine, Jan Harold Brunvand · Western Folklore · 1982 · 222 citations

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The Study of American Folklore: An Introduction

Kenneth Laine Ketner, Jan Harold Brunvand · Western Folklore · 1980 · 118 citations · Full text

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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

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The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings

Janet L. Langlois, Jan Harold Brunvand · Journal of American Folklore · 1983 · 107 citations

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Authors

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  1. JH
    Jan Harold Brunvand

    University of Utah, United States

    5 publications · 514 citations

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  2. GT
    Gerald T. Horiuchi

    California State University, Fresno, United States

    2 publications · 139 citations

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  3. EO
    Elliott Oring

    California State University Los Angeles, United States

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  4. CE
    Charles E. Lance

    University of Georgia, United States

    1 publications · 2K citations

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  5. JB
    Joel Best

    University of Delaware, United States

    1 publications · 112 citations

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  1. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    6.1K citations

  2. University of Wales

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  3. California State University, Fresno

    Fresno, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    224 citations

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  1. Western Folklore

    3 publications · 362 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 63 citations

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  3. Social Problems

    2 publications · 139 citations

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  4. Journal of American Folklore

    JAF · 2 publications · 152 citations

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