Inuit Morality Play: The Emotional Education of a Three-Year-Old Cover
Podcast Mentions

Inuit Morality Play The Emotional Education of a Three-Year-Old

Professor Jean L. Briggs

Through close observation of an Inuit child, psychological anthropologist Jean Briggs shows how cultural messages are transmitted in that society. Her riveting narrative not only opens a window into the world and development of this youngster but also offers a new theory of the relationship between...

Podcasts 1
Quotes 1
On Being with Krista Tippett

This anthropological study explores how Inuit children learn morality, contrasting it with the methods used in American society. The author highlights the differences in responses to conflict and the approaches to resolving disagreements.

"

I think a lot about this great book by an anthropologist named Jean Briggs, who wrote a book called In a What Morality Play.

— Episode: [Unedited] danah boyd with Krista Tippet...

Episode: [Unedited] danah boyd with Krista Tippett

This anthropological study explores how Inuit children learn morality, contrasting it with the methods used in American society. The author highlights the differences in responses to conflict and the approaches to resolving disagreements.

"

I think a lot about this great book by an anthropologist named Jean Briggs, who wrote a book called In a What Morality Play.

Note: The book recommendations on this page are discovered automatically from podcast transcripts, and may be incorrect or incomplete.