Beschreibung:
This book explores changes in the nature of the relationship between play, media and commercial culture through a comparison of play in the 1950s/60s and the present day, examining the continuities and discontinuities in play over time. There are many aspects of play which remain the same today as they were sixty years ago, which relate to the purposes of play, the way in which children weave in material from a range of sources in their play, including media, and how they play with each other. Differences in play between now and the mid-twentieth century are due to the very different social and cultural worlds children now inhabit, in which technology is central to many play activities.
IntroductionEarly studies of children's play and the legacy of Iona and Peter OpieForms of playMedia, technologies and play The material cultures of childhoodPlay in the institutions of homes and schoolsSpace and playGender, sexuality and playConclusion