Children's Play Territories: Hideouts and Play Domains as Protective Spaces in Childcare Play Culture

Autor/in	Hansen, Nils Falk
Titel	Children's Play Territories: Hideouts and Play Domains as Protective Spaces in Childcare Play Culture
Quelle	In: American Journal of Play, 15 (2023) 2, S.196-222 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-0399
Schlagwörter	Children; Play; Playgrounds; Fantasy; Self Concept; Child Care Centers; Ethnography; Creativity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Spiel; Playground; Spielplatz; Fantasie; Selbstkonzept; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Ethnografie; Kreativität
Abstract	In this article, the author deploys Erving Goffman's concept of territories of the self as an analytical tool to understand the challenges and opportunities a childcare setting presents for children engaged in social fantasy play. He uses this concept to unpack the unique institutional play habitat of a childcare facility and shows how Goffman's territories form a constant concern for children in their engagements, orientations, and creative projects in social fantasy play. Through an in-depth analysis of emblematic play in an ethnographically inspired observational study, the author illustrates how the need for play domains and social alliances in childcare helps create both the demanding obstacles and inspirational possibilities of children's social fantasy play. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01