Manufacturing Tales: Sex and Money in Contemporary Legends

by Gary Alan Fine

Discusses the creation and diffusion of contemporary urban legends and explores their recurring themes of money, sex, and popular anxieties

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Gary Alan Fine is Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University. He is the author of Morel Tales: The Culture of Mushrooming, Kitchens: The Culture of Restaurant Work, and With the Boys: Little League Baseball and Preadolescent Culture.

Reviews

[Carla Remy]

I like reading about what symbolizes what. The deep meanings of folklore. This was all about verbally transmitted stories. I thought it ought to be broader, but my boyfriend (this was his textbook) told me I don't understand how narrowly focused academic writing needs to be. Fair enough.