Response to Living Folklore and the Craft of Research chapter 2

Living Folklore by Martha Sims was very informative for me. This reading gave a very defined and well explained definition of what folklore is. Usually when hearing the word folklore I think of a type of story or work of literature. But Sims goes into depth with her definition of folklore. She tells us of the roots in anthropology and also elements in psychology and sociology. From this I also get an understanding of what folk group is, which is a group who live and are accustomed to the same life styles and ideas. In the third chapter tradition is discussed, from prior knowledge I know that tradition is something that is passed down from generation to generation. But after reading I learned that the only way for a tradition to be passed along within a group, it must hold significance within that group. A tradition must be meaningful and be of importance to that group.
After reading the second chapter of The Craft of Research, I realized how important it is to consider the role in which your writing. Also it is important to think of how the reader will read your paper, what role will they be playing as a reader based on how your paper is written.