Changing play : play, media and commercial culture from the 1950s to the present day / Jackie Marsh and Julia C. Bishop.

Author
Marsh, Jackie [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2014.
Description
190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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    The changing nature of childhood in the 20th century and the way in which developments in technology may have diminished childhood in some way is frequently the topic of media debate. Whereas much of this media coverage is speculation, anecdotes and misinformation, this book offers a more informed account of changes in the nature of the relationship between play, media and commercial culture in England through the analysis of play in the 1950s and 60s and the present day.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages [164]-181) and index.
    Contents
    • Early studies of children's play and the legacy of Iona and Peter Opie
    • Forms of play
    • Media, technologies and play
    • The material cultures of childhood
    • Play in the institutions of home and school
    • Space and play
    • Gender, sexuality and play.
    ISBN
    • 9780335247578 ((pbk.))
    • 0335247571 ((pbk.))
    OCLC
    855703464
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