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The Shag‐Band Menace: Tracing the Spread of a Contemporary Legend
Author(s) -
Best Joel,
Bogle Kathleen A.,
Johnstone Chelsea
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
symbolic interaction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.874
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1533-8665
pISSN - 0195-6086
DOI - 10.1002/symb.29
Subject(s) - legend , tracing , sociology , human sexuality , space (punctuation) , the internet , history , criminology , genealogy , geography , gender studies , computer science , art history , world wide web , operating system
The internet enables analysts to better track rumors and contemporary legends through time and space. Comments about sex bracelets reveal waves of concentrated attention; the spread of particular variants display a similar pattern. The diffusion of such stories reflects constructions of childhood and adolescent sexuality as social problems.