Cultures of Play during Middle Childhood: Interpretive Perspectives from Two Distinct Marginalized Communities

Autor/in	Guest, Andrew M.
Titel	Cultures of Play during Middle Childhood: Interpretive Perspectives from Two Distinct Marginalized Communities
Quelle	In: Sport, Education and Society, 18 (2013) 2, S.167-183 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1357-3322
DOI	10.1080/13573322.2011.555478
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Play; Cultural Influences; Athletics; Refugees; Foreign Countries; Interaction; Interpersonal Relationship; Cultural Differences; Competition; Individualism; Cross Cultural Studies; Public Housing; Ethnography; Observation; Interviews; Child Development; Self Esteem; Teamwork; Thinking Skills; Moral Values; Skill Development; Angola; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Leichtathletik; Flüchtling; Ausland; Interaktion; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Kultureller Unterschied; Wettkampf; Individualismus; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Ethnografie; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Kindesentwicklung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Denkfähigkeit; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	This article offers interpretive perspectives on play as a cultural activity during middle childhood by contrasting two communities targeted for aid by external sport and play programs: a Chicago public housing community and a community of Angolan refugee camps. Ethnographic anecdotes, along with some survey results, demonstrate that aside from any organized programs, informal sport and play activities in each community were popular and culturally adaptive. In the Chicago community, where childhood was conceptualized as part of linear development toward adulthood, play was characterized by seriousness, competitiveness and individualism. In the Angolan community, where childhood was conceptualized as a discrete segment of the life course, play was characterized by an emphasis on inclusion and social roles. Contrasting observations from these two contexts serve to illustrate how sport and play can be a culturally valued part of childhood in distinctly local ways. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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