001480310 000__ 06001nam\a22009975i\4500 001480310 001__ 1480310 001480310 003__ DE-B1597 001480310 005__ 20231026035135.0 001480310 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001480310 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001480310 008__ 230918t20072007nyu\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001480310 020__ $$a9780814790052 001480310 0247_ $$a10.18574/nyu/9780814790052.001.0001$$2doi 001480310 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)547966 001480310 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001480310 0410_ $$aeng 001480310 044__ $$anyu$$cUS-NY 001480310 050_4 $$aHQ792.U5$$bC46 2007eb 001480310 072_7 $$aHIS054000$$2bisacsh 001480310 08204 $$a305.2310973$$222 001480310 1001_ $$aChudacoff, Howard P., $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut. 001480310 24510 $$aChildren at Play :$$bAn American History /$$cHoward P. Chudacoff. 001480310 264_1 $$aNew York, NY : : $$bNew York University Press, $$c[2007] 001480310 264_4 $$c©2007 001480310 300__ $$a1 online resource 001480310 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001480310 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001480310 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001480310 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001480310 50500 $$tFrontmatter -- $$tContents -- $$tAcknowledgments -- $$tPreface -- $$tIntroduction -- $$t1 Childhood and Play in Early America, 1600-1800 -- $$t2 The Attempt to Domesticate Childhood and Play, 1800-1850 -- $$t3 The Stuff of Childhood, 1850-1900 -- $$t4 The Invasion of Children's Play Culture, 1900-1950 -- $$t5 The Golden Age of Unstructured Play, 1900-1950 -- $$t6 The Commercialization and Co-optation of Children's Play, 1950 to the Present -- $$t7 Children's Play Goes Underground, 1950 to the Present -- $$tConclusion -- $$tNotes -- $$tIndex -- $$tAbout the Author 001480310 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001480310 520__ $$aHear the author interview on NPR's Morning EditionIf you believe the experts, "child's play"; is serious business. From sociologists to psychologists and from anthropologists to social critics, writers have produced mountains of books about the meaning and importance of play. But what do we know about how children actually play, especially American children of the last two centuries? In this fascinating and enlightening book, Howard Chudacoff presents a history of children's play in the United States and ponders what it tells us about ourselves.Through expert investigation in primary sources-including dozens of children's diaries, hundreds of autobiographical recollections of adults, and a wealth of child-rearing manuals-along with wide-ranging reading of the work of educators, journalists, market researchers, and scholars-Chudacoff digs into the "underground" of play. He contrasts the activities that genuinely occupied children's time with what adults thought children should be doing. Filled with intriguing stories and revelatory insights, Children at Play provides a chronological history of play in the U.S. from the point of view of children themselves. Focusing on youngsters between the ages of about six and twelve, this is history "from the bottom up." It highlights the transformations of play that have occurred over the last 200 years, paying attention not only to the activities of the cultural elite but to those of working-class men and women, to slaves, and to Native Americans. In addition, the author considers the findings, observations, and theories of numerous social scientists along with those of fellow historians.Chudacoff concludes that children's ability to play independently has attenuated over time and that in our modern era this diminution has frequently had unfortunate consequences. By examining the activities of young people whom marketers today call "tweens," he provides fresh historical depth to current discussions about topics like childhood obesity, delinquency, learning disability, and the many ways that children spend their time when adults aren't looking. 001480310 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001480310 546__ $$aIn English. 001480310 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. 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