@article{JEF, author = {Kristiina Kruuse and Veronika Kalmus and Pille Runnel and Andra Siibak}, title = { Mapping Children’s Life-Worlds: A Content-Analytical Study of Drawings of Favourite Gifts}, journal = {Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics}, volume = {14}, number = {2}, year = {2020}, keywords = {lifeworld; gifts; child-centric research; draw-and-write method; societal changes}, abstract = { What children count as their favourite things tell us not only about children but also about their social and cultural experiences. This study, based on the outcomes of a children’s drawing competition organised by the Estonian National Museum and applying a combined framework of visual sociology and participatory research, proposes an innovative angle to using the museum’s experimental approach to contemporary collecting of cultural heritage. This large-sample (n=926) content-analytical study of children’s favourite gifts gives a rich ethnographic and sociological perspective on children’s life-worlds. On the one hand, the children’s wishes reflected contemporary global trends in technology and commercialisation. On the other hand, the children’s prevailing dream of having a pet shows loneliness shaped by societal changes, including urbanisation and changing family models and time regimes.}, issn = {2228-0987}, pages = {123–141}, url = {https://jef.ee/index.php/journal/article/view/334} }