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James R. Pennell – American Journal of Play, 2024
The author uses a dialogical autoethnographic approach informed by symbolic interactionist theory to examine the role of toys, play, and parenting decisions on his childhood development and adult opportunities and interests. He examines how self, others, social contexts, and objects, particularly toys and adult analogues for those toys, came…
Descriptors: Play, Adults, Skills, Interests