My own bias in folkloristics is decidedly psychoanalytic. I believe that the vast majority of folklore concerns fantasy, and because of that, I am persuaded that techniques of analyzing fantasy are relevant to folklore data. Alan Dundes Read Quote
Cities all over the world are getting bigger as more and more people move from rural to urban sites, but that has created enormous problems with respect to environmental pollution and the general quality of life. Alan Dundes Read Quote
I mentioned that one of the tripartite formulas in American worldview involves time: past, present, and future. Alan Dundes Read Quote
Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken. Alan Dundes Read Quote
Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible. Alan Dundes Read Quote
