Urban Legends is a folk narrative genre characterized by its transmission of purportedly true, often contemporary stories that convey moral, social, or cultural anxieties through plot structures involving irony, suspense, and supernatural or improbable elements within modern urban or suburban settings.
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Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester, United Kingdom
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13 publications
644 citations
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
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4 publications
6.2K citations
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
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6 publications
561 citations
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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2 publications
49 citations
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, United States
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57 citations
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
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3 publications
528 citations
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Gender Studies
Prague, Czechia
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 12 publications · 688 citations
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- Western Folklore
7 publications · 589 citations
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- Journal of American Folklore
JAF · 6 publications · 308 citations
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- Organizational Research Methods
ORM · 3 publications · 2.4K citations
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- Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
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