Childrens Play and the Socio-Cultural Nature of Subjectivity

This book accounts for the (inter) subjective§coordination and regulation of one s subjectivity. §While examining the unfolding and development of§children's subjectivity in contexts of play I address§the following questions: how can the developing§person be influenced(and yet be autonomous)by§socio-cultural actions-systems that are context§specific? Following that, how do social systems of§actions, while influencing the person's actions,§become subjective? Through a careful analysis of the§interplay between collectively guided intersubjective§settings of interactions (children s homes and a§preschool setting)and the child s personal§construction of such settings, I aimed at§understanding the social genesis of one's§subjectivity. Analytically, I anchored on a triadic§system (children s interactions, sociodramatic games,§and significations) to the explanation of the§machinery of subjectivity. This book should help§shed some light on general patterns underpinning the§functioning of the subjectivity in contexts of play,§and should be especially useful to early childhood§educators, teachers, as well as to developmental and§clinical psychologists.