The Enculturative Function of Toys and Games in Ancient Greece and Rome

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dc.contributor.advisorHolum, Kenneth Gen_US
dc.contributor.authorLayne, Jaime Marieen_US
dc.contributor.departmentHistoryen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-02T05:54:39Z
dc.date.available2009-07-02T05:54:39Z
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.description.abstractTitle of Thesis: THE ENCULTURATIVE FUNCTION OF TOYS AND GAMES IN ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME Jaime Marie Layne, Master of Arts, 2008 Thesis directed by: Professor Kenneth G. Holum Department of History The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the enculturative function of children's toys and games in ancient Greece and Rome. Children's play has been shown to affect their development on many different levels including cognitive, behavioral, and psychological. Play is also one method through which cultures work to enculturate children. Enculturation is the process by which cultural values and behaviors are transmitted from adults to children. In chapter 1, I review the historical background of study of enculturation. In chapter 2, I discuss the evidence for ancient Greek and Roman children's toys and games. In chapter 3, I examine the contribution toys and games made to the enculturation of children in ancient Greece and Rome. I conclude that, while children's entertainment was not the only method of enculturation used in ancient Greece and Rome, it was one important part of the network of cultural institutions focused on this process.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/9209
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledHistory, Ancienten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAncient Greeceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAncient Romeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledChildrenen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEnculturationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledGamesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledToysen_US
dc.titleThe Enculturative Function of Toys and Games in Ancient Greece and Romeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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