Main entry:

Sutton-Smith, Brian, author. aut

Title & Author:

Toys as culture / Brian Sutton-Smith.

Publication:

New York : Gardner Press, 1986.

Description:

xii, 291 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes indexes.
Author is a New Zealander.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-286).
Introduction: the mad hatter kingdom of toys; -- pt. I, The toy in the family; -- The toy as bond and obligation -- The toy as consolation; -- pt. II, The toy as technology: -- The toy as machine: video games -- The technology of infant toys -- The toy as infant tool; -- pt. III, The toy as education: -- The toy as achievement -- The toy as the child's work: the first year -- Play and work after infancy: the second year; -- pt. IV, The toy as market: -- The toy as novelty -- The toy as agency -- The idealization of toys -- Conclusion.

Summary:

What are toys? What do they represent beyond the literal image? Do they affect growth- are they learning tools, baby sitters, trivial objects with no particular significance? This book is the first systematic analysis of the role of toys in contemporary society. Employing history, anthropology, and psychology, as well as the first-hand accounts of players themselves, the author explores the myriad of meanings behind the toy.-- Book Jacket.

ISBN:

0898761050 (hbk.)
9780898761054 (hbk.)

Subject:

Toys Psychological aspects.
Play Social aspects.
Play Psychological aspects.
Child development.
Educational toys.
Toys Social aspects.
Culture.
Play and Playthings
Child Development
Jeu - Aspect psychologique.
Jouets - Aspect psychologique.
Jouets - Aspect social.
Jouets éducatifs.
Jouets Aspect social.
Jouets Aspect psychologique.
Jeu Aspect psychologique.
Jeu Aspect social.
Enfants Développement.
educational toys.
culture note.
culture (concept)
Gesellschaft
Soziologie
Spielzeug

Holdings:

Location: Library main toy reference 118173
Call No.: HQ784.T68S88 1986 (ID:95B1545)
Status: Available