Toys as culture
By: Brian Sutton-Smith.
Publisher: Gardner Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Toys -- Social aspects.; Toys -- Psychological aspects.; Play -- Psychological aspects.; Educational toys.
Description: 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.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 285-286.
Includes indexes.