Entrée principale:

Sutton-Smith, Brian, author. aut

Titre et auteur:

Toys as culture / Brian Sutton-Smith, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Publication:

New York ; London : Gardner Press, Inc., [1986]

Description:

xii, 291 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:
Author is a New Zealander.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-286) and indexes.
Chapter 1: Introduction: the Mad Hatter kingdom of toys -- Part I: The toy in the family -- Chapter 2: The toy as bond and obligation: Holidays ; The family ; Gifts and obligations ; The festival of toya -- Chapter 3: The toy as consolation: The history of toys ; Isolation of the infant ; The use of toys for isolation -- Chapter 4: The toy as consolation: Soft toys ; Pets ; Imaginary companions ; Conclusion -- part II. The toy as technology: -- Chapter 5: The toy as machine: video games: The machine toy concept ; The anthropology of games ; The computer ; The video game ; Video game psychology ; Conclusion -- Chapter 6: The technology of infant toys: The literacy of objects ; The illiteracy of toys -- Chapter 7: The toy as infant tool: The first two months ; Three to six months ; Seven to twelve months ; Conclusion -- part III: The toy as education: -- Chapter 8: The toy as achievement: The idea of progress ; Toys as progress ; Toys as regression -- Chapter 9: The toy as the child's work: the first year: The acquisition of play ; The play of parents ; Solitary play ; Defining play ; Exploration ; Mastery -- Chapter 10: Play and work after infancy: the second year: The imagination ; Playing with peers ; The third year and after ; Conclusion -- part IV: The toy as market: -- Chapter 11: The toy as novelty: Parental responses ; Children's gender stereotypes ; Children's toy preferences ; Experts vs. best sellers ; Conclusion -- Chapter 12: The toy as agency: Children's play explanations ; The toy as identity ; Informant examples ; Conclusion -- Chapter 13: The idealization of toys: Play as irrational (to be toyed with by Fate) ; Play as mere appearance ; Play as deception (Flexibility) ; Play as childishness ; Play as imagination ; The idealization of play ; Play as novelty ; Play as humanoid projection ; Conclusion -- Chapter 14: Conclusion: In the family ; In technology and science ; In education ; In the market place ; Universals of toys and play ; Summary -- Appendix

Résumé:

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.)

Sujet:

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

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main toy reference 118173
Cote: HQ784.T68S88 1986 (ID:95B1545)
Statut: Disponible