Changing Play

By Jackie Marsh, Julia Bishop,

Book cover of Changing Play: Play, Media and Commercial Culture from the 1950s to the Present Day

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This book explores changes in the nature of the relationship between play, media and commercial culture through a comparison of play in the 1950s/60s and the present day, examining the continuities and discontinuities in play over time. There are many aspects of play which remain the same today as they…

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1 author picked Changing Play as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I found it fascinating to read how play has changed over the past fifty years and beyond. I found many parallels between the changes to children’s play and changes to children’s reading. The influence of mass media on today’s children's play is undeniable and the authors did a great job of highlighting both the potentials and limitations of this influence. I was left with many questions and ideas after reading the book and really enjoyed how the book taught me to think about children’s play in a new way.

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