The New Sociology of Childhood: Animal Representations in Leslie Marmon Silko’s Garden in the Dunes, Amazon’s Oh My Dog and Netflix’s Mughizh: A Cross-Cultural Analysis

The theory of “new sociology childhood” and “universalism in cross-cultural psychology” highlights that children experience different childhood based on their cultural social contexts. Children are actors responsible for taking situations into action. Research considers as neglected bodies the field childhood. This research paper compares Native American Indian children’s competence actors, definition of, experiences, feelings towards animals. objective is to show animals closely connected experiences with In novel, Garden Dunes (1999), Leslie Marmon Silko narrates story Indigo accompanied by Linnaeus (a monkey) Rainbow parrot) which shapes world around her. Oh My Dog (2022) Mugzhil (2021), broadcasted Amazon Prime Netflix respectively, stories young who love care pet dogs. Findings suggest emotions approach same both cultures but vary from one place another.