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Ruckenstein, Minna – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2010
This article approaches childhood as an emergent condition in which children, their caregivers and toys all take an active part and argues that the focus on toys opens important insights for studying processes of social reproduction and change. This is demonstrated by describing children's interactions with virtual pets that encourage children to…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Toys, Social Influences, Social Change