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Case for Make Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World
Linn
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Edition:
1st
Publisher:
New Press
ISBN:
1-59558-656-3 (1595586563)
ISBN-13:
978-1-59558-656-8 (9781595586568)
Binding:
E E Book + ProQuest Ebook Central
Publish Date:
07/09
Weight:
0.00 Lbs.
Carton Quantity:
24
Subject Class:
C-H (Consumer Health)
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Non-Returnable.
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Abstract:
In her nationally celebrated book Consuming Kids, pioneering psychologist and children's advocate Susan Linn--whom Howard Gardner has called "a hero for our times"--provided an unsparing look at modern childhood molded by commercialism. In The Case for Make Believe, Linn turns her attention to play. According to Linn, although play is crucial to human development and children are born with an innate capacity for make believe, the convergence of ubiquitous technology and unfettered commercialism actually prevents them from playing. In fact, in modern day America, nurturing creative play is not only countercultural--it threatens corporate profits. In an age when toys come from TV shows and dress-up means wearing Disney costumes, Dr. Linn connects the dots for us, laying out the inextricable links between play, creativity, and health--and shows us how and why we must reclaim childhood for our children.
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